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When Minnesota Vikings coach Kevin O’Connell<\/a> introduced first-round pick Caleb Banks last Friday, he also took the time to introduce his new player’s family and there were a lot of them — his mom Mary, his brothers Trayvon and Jalen and his girlfriend Monique.<\/p>\n

“It’s not only just about our players,” O’Connell noted, “but it’s about their support systems and their families feeling a part of the organization that our great ownership lets us get to be a part of every single day.”<\/p>\n

Well, apparently the Vikings are also welcoming of their players’ pets and that is important when it comes to Banks, because at some point he’s moving to the Twin Cities<\/a> with his two pythons.<\/p>\n

And his Cane Corso.<\/p>\n

And a chameleon.<\/p>\n

And some birds<\/a>.<\/p>\n

And maybe a tarantula he wants to add to the menagerie.<\/p>\n

Bring ’em all, the Vikings encouraged Banks when they selected him in the first round last Thursday.<\/p>\n

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“You ready to go?” Vikings defensive coordinator Brian Flores<\/a> asked Banks on the phone. “Let’s get the dog, let’s get the snakes, let’s get the chameleon. Let’s get everybody packed up. Bring them all.<\/p>\n

“I know you’re going to bring your best, too, so … We’re excited to get you here.”<\/p>\n

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Banks, who multiple NFL<\/a> evaluators have referred to as a “beast” because of his physical prowess, shared his affinity for animals when he met with the Vikings at the NFL combine.<\/p>\n

That was interesting to them. One must think the fact Banks is 6-foot-6 and 330 pounds, capable of a 32-inch vertical leap coupled with tremendous power on the interior defensive line, was of greater interest to the team.<\/p>\n

But the openness to the pets apparently made Banks feel more comfortable with the Vikings.<\/p>\n

“… It meant a lot to me because for you to say that on the phone,” Banks said of the Flores conversation, “it shows how deep you care and you actually listen. I was excited. You know, he told me to bring my animals. I’m like, ok, I’m going to bring my animals in.<\/p>\n

“Let’s do it. Let’s do it!”<\/p>\n

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If you haven’t gotten the drift by now, yes, Banks is a bit different. Just ask him.<\/p>\n

“I’m different,” he confirmed. “I got a crazy personality. I’m very goofy. I don’t know if y’all can tell. I can just make a joke out of anything. I’m a great person. I love my animals. I got four of them. I’m probably going to have more.<\/p>\n

“I used to skateboard. I do a lot of crazy things you probably wouldn’t think somebody with 330 pounds and 6’6 would do, you know what I mean? So, I’m different, man. I’m a jack of all trades. You never know what you might get out of me.”<\/p>\n

So how did that personality translate to having an eclectic taste for exotic animals?<\/p>\n

“It’s a long story, man,” Banks said. “When I was younger, somebody said, ‘I like a koala bear.’ Just making jokes. I didn’t know what it was. This girl was like, ‘Koala bears are cute.’ I’m like, ‘Oh, snap, all right, let me look into it.’ Started learning about koala bears a little bit, learning where they were from.<\/p>\n

“Then I fell in love with animals, and then when I had to go to college<\/a>, they said, you got to pick something, like pick a major. I’m like, ‘A major? Like, what’s that?’ So it’s like something you like to do. What do you like to do? And I’m like, ‘I love animals.’<\/p>\n

Banks entertained the idea of studying zoology. And then he realized he’d better major in football first.<\/p>\n

“I didn’t have the time,” he said. “It was a lot of work going to the zoo and being with animals, and you got football practice, and you got to be there. So that was hard.”<\/p>\n

Banks says his pets will move with him “in due time.” And he might add to his collection.<\/p>\n

“Probably some more snakes, a tarantula,” he said. “I want some frogs. Probably another dog. I don’t know, you never know what might happen. I’m going to surprise myself, honestly. I’m going to bring one to the facility, coach.”<\/p>\n

That would truly test how welcoming of Banks’ pets the Vikings truly are.<\/p>\n

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Source – https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/outkick-sports\/vikings-invite-draft-pick-caleb-banks-bring-his-pythons-cane-corso-chameleon-minnesota <\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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