Mark Craig: Coach offers boost on last step to citizenship (flag)

www.startribune.com — Anthony Herrera recently became a U.S. citizen, and Brad Childress provided more than just moral support to the Vikings lineman.

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A Belated Congratulations to Anthony Herrera
Daily Norseman — ... Herrera, a native of Trinidad & Tobago, has lived in the U.S. since he was 14 years old.  As he turns 28 this June, he's spent over half of his life in the United States.  Coach Brad Childress accompanied Herrera to the ceremony, as none of his family were in town for the big day. ...

SUNDAY AFTERNOON ONE-LINERS
ProFootballTalk.com — ... . Will it be the best available player for the Titans?  (Or perhaps just the next turd?) The Texans have only seven of the players who were drafted during the Charley Casserly era. The Seahawks need a solid tight end . The New Orleans Times-Picayune points out that the tenth overall pick is a crap shoot .  (News flash:  They all are.) Last year, the Panthers had to intervene before a minicamp notebook was sold on eBay . Brad Childress was Anthony Herrera’s date for his citizenship ceremony. Packers RT Mark Tauscher doesn’t think ...

Vikings' Anthony Herrera Becomes a U.S. Citizen, With Help From Coach Brad Childress
FanHouse — ... Mark Craig of the Minneapolis Star-Tribune reports that when Herrera told Childress that he needed to leave the team's practice facility so he could go to the ceremony, Childress invited himself to come along. Herrera led the way, but they took a wrong turn, so Childress called an audible: ...

Blizzard: My eyes are still on "all eyes on"
Pacifist Viking — ... to stare at Jason Taylor. But of course, as Scout.com reminds us, Spygate is all we really want to think about: "Until then, all eyes and ears are tuned into the topic that just won't go away." So that's where eyes are in the NFL. In other sports, of course, "all eyes" are on other teams and players, according to various sportswriters. Links Brad Childress went with Anthony Herrera to support him as he became a U.S. citizen (Star Tribune). I'm actually getting exhausted from these lists, but Forbes came up with a ...

With Chilly In Attendance, Herrera Becomes A U.S. Citizen
Vikings War Cry — ... almost half of his life in the United States — after growing up in Trinidad and Tobago, he arrived in Florida on his fourteenth birthday (his mother and siblings came with him). Roughly a year ago, he decided to apply for U.S. citizenship, and found the citizenship process to be relatively easy. But when he officially became an American citizen on March 26th, his family members were unable to accompany him to the swearing-in ceremony. Thankfully, though, The ‘Stache came to the rescue, and provided some support for Anthony on his big day: ...