Crowdsourcing ideas isn’t uncommon, but it’s unusual to see a NFL player do it in the middle of a game. That’s perhaps especially true when it’s to crowdsource ideas for the name of his child.
Minnesota Vikings’ defensive end Everson Griffen did just that Thursday against the Detroit Lions, though, recording a sack of Detroit Lions’ quarterback Matthew Stafford and then lifting up his jersey to reveal a message on his undershirt asking fans what he should name his just-born son. Here’s the sack:
And here’s the sideline report from Fox’s Erin Andrews on Griffen’s son being born this morning, with a close-up of his message:
The Vikings’ Twitter account tweeted this out as well, and they got plenty of suggestions. However, many of them weren’t exactly good:
"I just had a baby boy, what should I name him?" #Vikings fans, let's help out our good friend @EversonGriffen. pic.twitter.com/7Jw7go2bMO
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) November 23, 2017
Dilly dilly
— Antonie (@antoniehodge) November 23, 2017
Griffen McGriffenface
— Sam Butcher (@samjbutcher) November 23, 2017
Harambe
— Brandon Koretz (@BrandonKoretz) November 23, 2017
THOR!! ???
— Buckeye YTown (@BigBuckeye45) November 23, 2017
Stewie Griffen
— Sam Sorenson (@Thatbigred) November 23, 2017
That does tend to be the problem when asking the internet for names. Oh well, at least all of those names are still better than poor Fox Sports 1 Onrait.
[Ben Koo on Clippit]