Sharrif Floyd had an urge to see the stars and catch another “Old Wife.”
He and his Vikings teammate Linval Joseph had limited their offseason travels after January’s first-round playoff loss. The defensive tackles took a few breaks from the team’s training facility to pepper in stops at such favorite Minneapolis kitchens as Smack Shack and Brasa.
“No fun vacations at all,” Joseph said.
Well ... Joseph spoke for himself. Floyd called Joseph’s father in July and set up a return to St. Croix — this time on his own. The U.S. Virgin Islands-born Joseph had introduced Floyd to his family and ocean fishing during a 2014 vacation, months into a fledgling friendship that included the Old Wife, an oddly nicknamed Caribbean catch.