NOTE: This article was originally published October 4, 2011.
Bernard Berrian, seen here in a rare moment holding a football
Bernard Berrian has two catches on 16 targets through four games with the Vikings this season, a regrettable stat line that I’d wager is equal parts the result of Donovan McNabb playing quarterback and Berrian playing wide receiver. After Berrian’s claim on Twitter that he’d been open “the last four years,” Viking fan John Kriesel tweeted the following:
If you want to follow a hilarious twitter account, try @B_Twice (Bernard Berrian) who says that he’s open a lot and should get the ball more.
To which Berrian responded:
@johnkriesel Anytime u wanna watch the film with me. Not just one game but all of them. And if not sit down n shut up!
The only problem is that Kriesel is already sitting down, because he lost both of his legs in an IED blast in Fallujah while serving with the Minnesota National Guard. BONUS AWKWARDNESS: Krie...
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