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Randy Moss blows the gjallarhorn at Vikings game (Video)

By John Buhler

Aug 30, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; NFL former wide receiver Randy Moss before the game between the New Orleans Saints and the Houston Texans at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports
Aug 30, 2015; New Orleans, LA, USA; NFL former wide receiver Randy Moss before the game between the New Orleans Saints and the Houston Texans at the Mercedes-Benz Superdome. Mandatory Credit: Chuck Cook-USA TODAY Sports /
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Minnesota Vikings former wide receiver Randy Moss had the privilege to be the guy to blow the gjallarhorn before the Vikings’ Monday Night Football game.

Brand-new US Bank Stadium in Minneapolis is absolutely breathtaking. The Twin Cities knew what they were doing in building this football cathedral to house the NFL’s Minnesota Vikings.

One of the Vikings’ most noted traditions is having the gjallarhorn sound before kickoff. Former star wide receiver for the Vikings Randy Moss got to be the guest blower before Minnesota’s Week 4 Monday Night Football game against the New York Giants.

Moss is one of the greatest wide receivers in NFL history and he spent part of eight NFL seasons with the Vikings organization. During his first stint with Minnesota, he formed arguably the most formidable wide receiver tandem with Pro Football Hall of Famer Cris Carter.

Moss will be enshrined in Canton as soon as he is eligible. His last NFL season came in 2012 as a member of the NFC Champion San Francisco 49ers. Moss has since gone on to work as an NFL analyst, first with FOX Sports 1, and as of July 2016. with ESPN.

US Bank Stadium is everything the Wilf Family wanted when they needed a new stadium to replace the old Metrodome. Built on the same ground that once housed the Metrodome, US Bank Stadium is every bit as an architectural marvel as AT&T Stadium in Arlington, home of the Dallas Cowboys.

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The Vikings may have had a ton of injuries to key players on the roster, but are 3-0 and in first place of the NFC North through the first month of the season. This might be the best Vikings team since the 1998 team that went 15-1 and made it to the NFC Championship. That was Moss’ rookie year in Minnesota. It’s a good time to be a Vikings fan.

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