Shows over, give me back my gift

[update 02/08/04] Here’s an updated link from the star tribune that sheds greater light to this story compared to the AP version.

Dante Culpepper of the Minnesota Vikings offered a gift to a paralyzed kid in highschool in a public awards ceremony and then asked for it back once the show was over.

The Minnesota Vikings quarterback presented a paralyzed high school football player two diamond necklaces worth about $75,000 during an NFL awards ceremony, but then awkwardly asked for them back after it was finished.

The apparent gift prompted a mother to cry, a father to think about buying a safe to store it and Culpepper to find a way out of the mess.

“I’ll get him something else,” Culpepper said sheepishly.

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