MANKATO, Minn. -- When Captain Munnerlyn arrived at the University of South Carolina in 2006, he scarcely could believe the Confederate flag flew a few blocks away on South Carolina's statehouse grounds.
"When I first came (to Columbia, S.C.), I saw it,'' Munnerlyn, a Vikings cornerback, said Monday at training camp. "When you go to campus you go right by the statehouse. I was like, 'Wow.' ... It was weird seeing it.''
The Mobile, Ala., native considers the Confederate flag to be a symbol of racism. That's why he was glad to see it taken down earlier this month after a 54-year presence at the Capitol.