Minnesota Vikings

Report: Vikings turned down mascot's request for $20K per game

Published Sep. 22, 2015 10:57 a.m. ET

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There has been an uproar over the Minnesota Vikings' decision to part ways with beloved team mascot Ragnar. Ruffled fans started a hashtag -- #BringBackRagnar -- and created an accompanying online petition in response to a Facebook message from the mascot himself.

It doesn't feel right sitting at home. This is not by my choice...I don't make those decisions..At this point it was...
Posted by RAGNAR on Sunday, September 20, 2015

Now, Dana Thiede of KARE 11 is reporting that Joe Juranitch, the man who played Ragnar on Sundays from 1994-2014, asked the Vikings for $20,000 per game for the next 10 seasons. That would be a salary of $1.6 million per year and a total of $16 million over the life of the contract.

We'll see if the Vikings listen to the fans and re-sign Ragnar at a reduced rate.

(h/t KARE 11)