As the Minnesota Vikings go about conducting their free agency business, spare a thought for Pioneer Press reporter Chris Tomasson, who is now the subject of widespread lampooning over a tweet concerning Harrison Smith.
Tomasson passed on news of a text exchange regarding the future Ring of Honor safety, who apparently responded to Tomasson's inquiry with a photo of Prince.
Cue Tomasson, a long-serving Vikings reporter for the St. Paul newspaper, attempting to discern meaning from the tweet:
This in turn sparked a flurry of parodies steeped in Minnesota history, with Tomasson's tweet serving as a new meme template as Vikings fans awaited news on Smith's future:
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