Jan 31 2010
Miami Strip Clubs: Vikings AWOL tackle McKinnie kicked off NFC team
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. – Vikings offensive tackle Bryant McKinnie was kicked off the NFC Pro Bowl squad Saturday for missing his second consecutive practice without an excuse.
McKinnie, who made the first Pro Bowl of his eight-year career since the Vikings drafted him out of Miami in the first round, and Panthers Pro Bowl defensive end Julius Peppers both missed Friday’s practice. However, Peppers showed up at the public walk-throughs at Lockhart Stadium on Saturday and is expected to start Sunday.
McKinnie, selected as a backup, forfeits his share for appearing in the Pro Bowl, which will be either $22,500 or $45,000, depending on which team wins.
McKinnie detailed his South Beach partying route on his Twitter account, Bigmacvikings, with his last entry saying he was “leaving the beach headed to 2 KOD’s,” a Miami strip club known as King of Diamonds.