Kyler Murray’s Shocking Vikings Confession

Evan & Tiki

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4.2 • 988 Ratings

🗓️ 13 March 2026

⏱️ 15 minutes

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Summary

Kyler Murray surprised fans by revealing that his connection to the Minnesota Vikings runs much deeper than anyone expected. In this episode, the hosts react to Murray sharing that he grew up a genuine Vikings fan, complete with childhood memories of heartbreak during one of the franchise’s most painful moments. The conversation dives into Murray’s story about watching Brett Favre’s infamous interception in the NFC Championship and how that moment stuck with him as a young fan. Along the way, the hosts debate whether players’ public comments about teams are always genuine, how childhood fandom shapes athletes, and why this unexpected Vikings connection makes Murray’s move even more interesting.

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0:00.0	Let's go to Ray and Babylon.
0:01.7	Hey, Ray.
0:03.6	Tiki, I don't want to put you on a spot, but I don't know if this has been asked of you.
0:07.4	Yeah.
0:07.7	Has anybody ever asked you to grade Coughlin as a coach?
0:12.3	And here's why.
0:14.4	There was a 60 minutes piece a million years ago where there was a lineman from the jaguars who had either a knee injury
0:23.3	or like an exposed wound injury on his leg oh right that uh it was a mercer thing right i remember
0:29.3	that yeah yeah and coffin's like i don't care we have to win hofflin seemed to have this
0:35.7	tunnel vision situational awareness that I must win.
0:40.1	Yes.
0:40.8	Forget the means the ends is I got to win.
0:43.7	Yes.
0:44.5	Now, now.
0:45.6	But by the way, by the way, Ray, that's what players actually want.
0:50.4	They want a coach like that.
0:51.9	But keep going.
0:53.4	That goes to my question. Going back a couple of weeks ago when the players graded,
0:59.7	you know, Glenn, an A for a coach. I took that as a meaning,
1:06.8	yeah, player-friendly.
1:09.1	Play-outen-friendly. Right. player-friendly. You know, Gibson was the sacrificial line. We took care of him for the whole year. Right. Hey, you know what, we're going to get this guy in A. And, you know, Tick, if you don't want to answer, I really don't want to put you on a spot. No, go ahead. I think, how would you grade, Tawley?
1:28.7	It's easy.
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