Jerick McKinnon decided to honor Cincinnati Zoo's fallen gorilla before Sunday's game. The Vikings running back wore "RIP Harambe" cleats during pregame warm-ups before taking on the Eagles.
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— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) October 23, 2016
Fire on the Feet 🔥👟#JericksOutForHarambe #RIPHarambe pic.twitter.com/Lr90P9Pa16
— Andy Kenutis (@AndyKenutis) October 23, 2016
This isn't the first time the Vikings have honored the animal, as the team huddled to beat their chests before their season opener.
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Minnesota hasn't lost a game yet this season, so perhaps Harambe heard them.
Since being killed in May by a Cincinnati Zoo worker who was trying to save a child that had fallen into the animal’s pit, Harambe has become a popular meme … and now an accessory.