Morning drive-time host and former Viking Mike Morris is off the air at KFAN Radio (100.3 FM) amid reported layoffs by the station's parent company.
His sudden departure was a topic of discussion on the sports talk station Thursday afternoon during host Dan "The Common Man" Cole's show.
"He's gone," Cole said to listeners. "Everyone that I am getting e-mails from is disappointed."
Morris, known by his tongue-in-cheek nickname "Superstar," was an offensive lineman who specialized as a long snapper with the Vikings from 1991 to '99 before retiring.
Morris, 51, was the host of "The Power Trip" morning show, which aired weekdays from 6-9 a.m. He also co-hosted post-game shows after Vikings broadcasts on the station.
Messages left Thursday afternoon with Morris, station executives and Clear Channel officials were not returned.
Morris, whose dominant shtick played off the brains-vs.-brawn riff, began getting airtime at KFAN early in his 144-game tenure as a Viking. He started being a host about 10 years ago.
In July 2011, Concordia University in St. Paul hired him as strength and conditioning coach for athletics.