Vikings linebacker and all-around great guy Chad Greenway (@chadgreenway52) joins Purple FTW! to talk football, philanthropic work with his Lead the Way Foundation, the #MoreThanWords campaign, and his upcoming Day to Reach football camp this Thursday & Friday (July 9th-10th) in Hutchinson. Registration still available.

Other “Chad Could’ve Been a Gopher” Talking Points Include

• The Regional Boy Done Good backstory

• What it means to be a career Viking

• Glen Mason didn’t offer Chad a scholarship

• The genesis of the Lead the Way Foundation

• Day to Reach: A well-rounded football camp

• The Lake Minnetonka boat rescue story

• The #MoreThanWords campaign in concert with Vikings Territory, The Daily Norseman, Vikings Journal, Vikings Corner & The Vikings Age

• Breakdown of the Chad’s Locker Program

• Chad’s thoughts on the 2015 Vikings

• Is Mike Zimmer the “ZIMMER” we see in the media?

• Impact of Adrian Peterson’s return

• What’s different about Teddy Bridgewater

• Eric Kendricks assessment

• Coolest moment giving back: TendHER Heart Luncheon

• What will Chad do after he retires from football?

• When is retirement?…

• “The Andy & Chad Show”???

For more information on the programs run by Chad Greenway’s Lead the Way Foundation, visit chadgreenway.org.

To donate to the #MoreThanWords campaign & help us reach our goal of $10,000, hit it here!

All that and other Vikings & Giving Back chatter on this edition of the Purple FTW! Podcast!

An Andy Carlson Joint.

Listen to the Episode Below (40:17)



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