A pinky and no promises. Nick Kallerup’s underdog story from Gophers walk-on to Super Bowl champion

A pinky and no promises. Nick Kallerup’s underdog story from Gophers walk-on to Super Bowl champion

A 6-foot-5, 266-pound tight end with a distinct ginger beard tried to sneak into the Gophers football team’s spring practice soon after it began on March 28. But Super Bowl champion Nick Kallerup didn’t remain anonymous for long. Once his former position coach, Eric Koehler, located him on the sideline, Koehler paused individual drills for him and the current crop of U tight ends to dap him up. Pausing their work was an indication of the level o…