JARED ALLEN “BEGS” VIKINGS FANS TO BUY TICKETS
ProFootballTalk.com —
... to fill the Metrodome. He says that the postseason is “like driving a race car in the red all the time,” which is interesting since he’s never actually played in a playoff game. (But he’s surely driven a car in the red. Or at least with red eyes.)“I’m asking you, I’m begging the people of Minnesota,” Allen says. “Buy up these tickets. Spend a little cashish. We just had Christmas, [you] probably got a little Christmas bonus. Go buy some tickets.” You can watch the full video right here . The Vikings face a Friday deadline of 4:30 p.m. EST to sell sufficient tickets to ...
Jared Allen Begs Vikings Fans
Arrowhead Addict | A Kansas City Chiefs Sports Blog —
... Vikings are still trying to sell the remainder of their playoff tickets for this weekends game and they have resorted to begging. They have not hosted a game since 2000 and are still finding it hard to fill up the seats. So they have brought in Jared Allen to beg Vikings fans to spend their Christmas money to come watch the Vikings. I find it somewhat amusing that a multi-millionaire is asking people to spend their Christmas money. You can watch Jared beg here. ...
Vikings Not Above Begging Fans to Buy Tix
The Sporting Blog —
The countdown is on for the Vikings: They have less than an hour left to sell out their playoff game against the Eagles on Sunday, or else it will be blacked out in the Twin Cities area. To help implore fans to cough up cash, the team has posted video of Jared Allen, in which the mulleted lineman begs for help:
Elsewhere, the Cardinals find themselves in a similarly pathetic situation, but are keeping their dignity intact ... so far.
(Via Pro Football Talk)
Quotable: Vikings Beg Fans to Buy Tickets
The700Level.com - Philly Sports & Minutiae —
... “I’m asking you, I’m begging the people of Minnesota,” Allen says.
“Buy up these tickets. Spend a little cashish. We just had Christmas,
[you] probably got a little Christmas bonus. Go buy some tickets.”
You can watch the full video right here. Unless your company decided to give the gift that keeps on giving the whole year 'round: the Jelly of the Month Club! [via PFT] ...
Friday night linkage: Garcia's Dad Speaks Out
Buc 'Em —
... In non-Buc related NFL news, Jared Allen personally urged Viking fans to buy up the approximately 8000 tickets that remained earlier today for their playoff Sunday with the Eagles. ...
How could Jared Allen help you???
Bear Goggles On | A Chicago Bears Blog —
... The Minnesota Vikings had to resort to begging to try to sell out their home playoff game and keep it from being blacked out locally with this Jared Allen video. HOW PATHETIC!!! Can you imagine this happening in Chicago?!?! I’ve got an idea Jared. How about you blow the dust off your wallet and spend some of that $15 million signing bonus you got from the Vikes to buy up the tickets and send some pathetic Viking fans to the game??? ...
