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Vikings Notes: Wilfs Raise Over $5 Million for COVID-19 Relief, Allen to go into HOF as a Viking

Here are a couple Vikings news items from Monday.
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Vikings Notes: Wilfs Raise Over $5 Million for COVID-19 Relief, Allen to go into HOF as a Viking
Vikings Notes: Wilfs Raise Over $5 Million for COVID-19 Relief, Allen to go into HOF as a Viking

Three more days until the NFL Draft. Let's get into a couple Vikings news items from Monday.

Wilf Family surpasses $5 million raised for coronavirus relief

The Wilf family, owners of the Vikings, have donated $1 million to United Way Worldwide, bringing their total contributions to COVID-19-related causes to over $5 million, the team announced on Monday. United Way Worldwide is one of six national charities recommended by the NFL in its Draft-A-Thon fundraising campaign.

"Through the Wilf Family Foundations and the Minnesota Vikings, the $5 million in donations and commitments since the pandemic arose have been contributed in New York, New Jersey, Minnesota, across the United States and in Israel," the team said in a press release. "These donations have supported health care workers, the elderly, food banks, social service organizations and Jewish philanthropic causes."

These are some of the organizations the Wilf Family Foundation has given to:

  • United Way Worldwide
  • New Jersey Pandemic Relief Fund
  • RWJBarnabas Health
  • Jewish Federations of North America
  • New York Presbyterian Hospital
  • Albert Einstein College of Medicine
  • University of Minnesota Masonic Children's Hospital
  • Second Harvest Heartland
  • Minnesota Disaster Recovery Fund for Coronavirus

The Wilf family – including brothers Zygi and Mark Wilf and their cousin, Leonard Wilf – is of Polish Jewish descent and has roots in the New Jersey/New York area.

Jared Allen says he'll go into the Hall of Fame as a Viking

Speaking on KFAN radio on Monday morning, former Vikings defensive end Jared Allen said he plans on going into the Hall of Fame as a Viking.

This shouldn't come as much of a surprise. Allen spent the first four years of his NFL career with the Kansas City Chiefs, but then spent six seasons with the Vikings before brief stints with the Bears and Panthers to end his career.

85.5 of Allen's 136 career sacks came during his time in Minnesota, including a franchise record 22 in 2011. He will be eligible for the HOF for the first time in 2021.

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WILL RAGATZ

Will Ragatz is a senior writer for Vikings On SI, who also covers the Twins, Timberwolves, Gophers, and other Minnesota teams. He is a credentialed Minnesota Vikings beat reporter, covering the team extensively at practices, games and throughout the NFL draft and free agency period. Ragatz attended Northwestern University, where he studied at the prestigious Medill School of Journalism. During his time as a student, he covered Northwestern Wildcats football and basketball for SB Nation’s Inside NU, eventually serving as co-editor-in-chief in his junior year. In the fall of 2018, Will interned in Sports Illustrated’s newsroom in New York City, where he wrote articles on Major League Baseball, college football, and college basketball for SI.com.

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