Minnesota 1st graders wrote the most adorable letters to cheer up Vikings kicker Blair Walsh
James Dator has been covering a wide range of sports for SB Nation for over a decade, with a special focus on the NFL.
Sometimes it takes children to show us how to behave. Minnesota Vikings kicker Blair Walsh had an unimaginably horrible weekend after becoming public enemy No.1 in Minnesota thanks to his missed 27-yard field goal. Walsh is one of the best kickers in the NFL, things happen and there were far too many people who lost sight of that -- sending him hate messages and worse on social media. Now some kids have come to the rescue.
On Thursday, Walsh stopped by Northpoint Elementary to personally thank the kids for cheering him up.
Vikings kicker Blair Walsh thanks the Blaine first graders who sent him letters. pic.twitter.com/d5pkouCNEz
— Rob Olson (@RobOlsonFOX9) January 14, 2016 "These kids really made a difference in my life so I thought I'd come and help make their day." - @BlairWalsh3
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) January 14, 2016 "For them to show this empathy and kindness towards me is remarkable." - @BlairWalsh3
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) January 14, 2016 Follow @BlairWalsh3's visit to 1st graders on @Snapchat - Vikings. pic.twitter.com/sdk0dx4TlW
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) January 14, 2016 Hopefully the kids aren’t too bummed out that Walsh doesn’t have a guinea pig:
.@BlairWalsh3 confirms to first grade class that unfortunately he doesn't own a Guinea pig.
— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) January 14, 2016 * * *
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