Vikings fan Tim Walz discusses security concerns about his Lambeau visit, praises head coach Kevin O'Connell

Tim Walz whitethorn beryllium connected the run trail, but helium inactive keeps up with 1 of his lifelong loves.

The Minnesota governor's shot background has been good documented. While helium was a teacher astatine Mankato West High School, agelong earlier his governmental career, helium was an adjunct manager for the school's shot team.

Earlier this month, helium took successful the Michigan-Minnesota crippled successful Ann Arbor.

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Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz arrives to talk astatine a property league astir caller weapon authorities astatine City Hall Aug. 1, 2024, successful Bloomington, Minn. (Stephen Maturen/Getty Images)

That crippled didn't spell smoothly for him, but his Minnesota Vikings are 5-0, which helium says is "exciting."

Kamala Harris' moving mate besides gave precocious praise to the team's caput coach, Kevin O'Connell, calling him a "true professional" who has "built a civilization that is large to watch."

"When I'm astir this feline [O'Connell], I'm convinced this feline tin bash anything. He tin motorboat the abstraction shuttle, it feels like. It's specified a consciousness of competence, each of the elaborate stuff," Walz told "The Rich Eisen Show" Friday. 

"You volition not find a much decent feline who's there. You conscionable these folks, you tin sometimes archer if somebody's truly successful the moment. That's what helium is."

Head Coach Kevin O'Connell of the Minnesota Vikings connected the sideline during a preseason crippled against Las Vegas Raiders astatine U.S. Bank Stadium Aug. 10, 2024, successful Minneapolis. (Adam Bettcher/Getty Images)

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While campaigning successful the Midwest, Walz said helium was successful Green Bay Monday, and helium decided to instrumentality vantage of the stop.

"I was astatine Lambeau connected Monday. First clip ever," helium said. "We were determination successful Green Bay for events, and we had a small other time. And I said determination was nary mode I’m not going implicit there. You know, erstwhile you spell successful the door, they person that large Lombardi Trophy. They said our states person a batch successful common. This is not 1 of them. We bash not person 1 of these."

But helium admitted his information squad had concerns.

"It was beauteous harsh. My squad was worried. They said, ‘Don’t spell into Lambeau and speech each kinds of smack.’ I said ‘You don’t spell to religion and swear. I’m not going into Lambeau and speech smack. It’s a spiritual pilgrimage.' It was amazing."

Minnesota Gov. Tim Walz, the Democratic vice statesmanlike candidate, connected Tuesday called for the elimination of the Electoral College. (Chip Somodevilla/Getty Images)

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Walz's Vikings instrumentality from their bye week Sunday for an NFC North conflict with the Detroit Lions, who are caller disconnected a 47-9 triumph implicit the Dallas Cowboys.

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