LMFAO.
The wide receiver lives three miles away from the Vikings' practice facility, which means he's covering roughly six miles round trip. That's the equivalent of walking across 105 football fields a day.
It takes about 15-20 minutes for the average person to walk a mile, so Boehringer is basically walking for about an hour just to get to practice.
The HORRORS of walking 105 football fields a day! SIX MILES! Nuts. Seriously, I mean, the guy runs across football fields for a living, what's he doing walking across MORE football fields to get there? ::rolleyes::
Unfortunately for Boehringer, that simple plan is going turn into a death wish once winter hits in Minnesota.
Seriously. I mean, how would you ever survive without a car in the winter? Minnesota is one of those states that doesn't, apparently, offer people "clothes" so you'll freeze to death walking around in shorts and a tshirt.
Except for that guy. When I was in college, in Iowa (so not quite as cold as MN), there was "that guy." From Alaska. Who walked around campus in shorts and a tshirt all winter long. And it didn't seem to bother him in the slightest.
That being said, it makes sense that he wants to save money. Boehringer's rookie deal with the Vikings only included $150,000 in guaranteed money. A nice car could easily eat up one-third of that.
Because... you know, the only option for a car is a "nice car"? To be fair, I'm not sure a football player would fit in a lot of economy cars, but you don't need to spend $50k on a car...
I think the writer's biases are showing. ;)