MINNEAPOLIS — The eyes of Alex Boone saw a Viking ship ready for its maiden voyage.
The left guard marveled at the exterior of U.S. Bank Stadium on his first visit, even wondering if he was the only one who saw the resemblance of a ship at sea.
“This is probably a weird thing to say, but when you’re looking at it from the outside it’s just so interesting,” Boone said. “I was talking to Lester (Bagley, the Vikings Executive Vice President - Public Affairs & Stadium Development) and I said, it looks like a Viking ship to me, am I wrong?