Monday, August 23, 2004

Where are they now - Kelly Campbell

Looks like Campbell has become quite the jokester on the Vikings. We heard a couple of weeks ago about his hazing of rookies. Now more of the same - link here. In case you're wondering, Brock Lesner is a former WWE wrestler turned rookie football player.

Even if he doesn't make the 53-man roster, pro wrestler-turned-defensive lineman Brock Lesnar has earned the respect of his Minnesota teammates. As part of rookie hazing to mark the end of training camp, Lesnar was piled on by six teammates, followed by 170-pound wide receiver Kelly Campbell scoring a mock pin on the former WWE and NCAA heavyweight champion. "I think they wanted to make sure Brock felt like one of the boys before we left here," Vikings coach Mike Tice said.
Here's more details on the incident - link here.
Pro wrestler Brock Lesnar, trying out for the Vikings, almost escaped traditional rookie hazing. He didn't get his hair shaved, but when veterans started gathering the day camp broke, Lesnar said, "I kind of caught onto it."

Lesnar took off running, displaying his unusual 4.7 speed for someone 6 feet 3 inches, 290 pounds, but was caught by running back Larry Ned. Of course, Ned needed help bringing him down.

"My argument," Ned said, "is by the time I get to him, what am I going to do with him?"

Half a dozen players converged on Lesnar and taped his ankles together. Moss dumped a cooler-sized container of water on his head. Then 170-pound receiver Kelly Campbell jumped on the pile and pretended to pin Lesnar. Campbell slammed the ground three times with his palm.

"I knew it was coming one of these days," Lesnar said.