Dan Wiederer began covering the Vikings in 2011, enthusiastically delivering insight on the team across the Star Tribune's print and digital products. Prior to joining the Access Vikings team, he spent seven seasons covering ACC basketball at The Fayetteville (N.C.) Observer. He also covered the Chicago Bears in 2003 and 2004. Follow him on Twitter @StribDW.
Mark Craig has covered football and the NFL the past 20 years, including the Browns from 1991-95 and the Vikings and the NFL since 2003. Since 2008, Craig has served as one of the 44 Pro Football Hall of Fame selectors. He can be followed on Twitter at @markcraignfl.
Media members who cover the Vikings pick a player each season for the Korey Stringer Good Guy Award and tight end Visanthe Shiancoe was honored Thursday before practice.
The award is presented to the Vikings player who is the most cooperative and has the best attitude with the media each season. Shiancoe was an easy choice.
Shiancoe's interviews are always insightful, engaging, funny and bizarre at times. And he's always available, which we greatly appreciate on victory Mondays when the locker room is empty.
To give you some idea of a typical Shiancoe interview, here is an exchange he had a with a few reporters on a slow Monday late in the season.
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