Minnesota Vikings quarterback Josh Dobbs has probably the most intriguing tales in all of sports activities this 12 months. Dobbs has thrived right through his temporary time with the Vikings after being traded via the Arizona Cardinals, throwing for 426 yards and 3 touchdowns whilst holding the crew’s postseason hopes alive with back-to-back wins in his first two begins.
The Vikings quarterback additionally may have made a fan for lifestyles when Dobbs proficient a young fan with alopecia an autographed jersey previous this week.
Gregory, 7, used to be recognized with alopecia when he used to be only one 12 months outdated. His father, Greg, told The New York Post that his son has been following Dobbs’ occupation since he used to be with the Cleveland Browns and Cardinals.
The seven-year-old, who lately lives in New Jersey, has a paternal grandfather who’s a massive Vikings fan. The stars ended up aligning when Dobbs, who additionally suffers from alopecia, used to be traded to the Vikings after Kirk Cousins suffered a season-ending Achilles harm.
“Gregory has absorbed some of that and has been a big Justin Jefferson and Vikes fan [the] last few years,” Gregory’s father instructed The New York Post. “So when Dobbs was traded after the Kirk Cousins injury it was a perfect storm.”
Following the business, Greg spotted that a Vikings Fanatics consultant used to be filling the reputable crew retailer with Dobbs and sought after to get one for his son. The most effective factor used to be that the jersey wasn’t to be had on-line simply but, so Greg were given in contact with a Vikings products supervisor who ended up sending Gregory a distinctive care bundle that featured the signed jersey.
“It gives hope,” Greg added. “[Gregory] struggles at times, very shy. But seeing someone succeed at the highest level and embracing the alopecia, I can only imagine what that does for Greg on the inside.”
Dobbs has been the freshest tale across the NFL since he used to be compelled to play for the Vikings simply days after being traded to the crew. Quarterback Jaren Hall suffered a concussion right through a recreation in opposition to the Atlanta Falcons two weeks in the past, and Dobbs has been the crew’s beginning quarterback ever since.