{"id":1372215,"date":"2022-03-11T22:25:59","date_gmt":"2022-03-12T03:25:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1372215"},"modified":"2022-03-11T22:26:03","modified_gmt":"2022-03-12T03:26:03","slug":"former-ravens-center-matt-birk-to-run-for-lt-gov-in-minnesota","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/former-ravens-center-matt-birk-to-run-for-lt-gov-in-minnesota\/","title":{"rendered":"Former Ravens Center Matt Birk to Run for Lt. Gov in Minnesota"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">24<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fformer-ravens-center-matt-birk-to-run-for-lt-gov-in-minnesota%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1372215&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><p class=\"subheading\">Those who man the middle of the offensive line normally do not receive much attention. However, former Viking and Raven\u2019s center Matt Birk is about to have a lot of attention come his way.<\/p>\n<p>Birk, a 14-year NFL veteran and Harvard graduate, announced this week that he is running for Lieutenant Governor in Minnesota on the same ticket with Scott Jensen.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"D-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B1\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<figure id=\"gmxrevmore\" class=\"H\"><\/figure>\n<p>Together, Jensen and Birk hope to win the Republican nomination and unseat the current Democratic Governor Tim Walz.<\/p>\n<figure id=\"M-ROS-B2\" class=\"a8d\"><\/figure>\n<p>Birk\u2019s strong conservative credentials have already earned him the ire of Minnesota\u00a0Democratic Party Chairman Ken Martin who has hailed Jensen\u2019s selection of Birk as\u00a0\u201cdoubling down on far-right extremism\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\u201cScott Jensen has selected a running mate who is as committed to the far-right fringe as he is,\u201d Martin <a href=\"https:\/\/www.baltimoresun.com\/sports\/ravens\/bs-sp-ravens-matt-birk-minnesota-governor-race-20220309-kxifh5zmurg3fcfcoyhub67eqy-story.html\">said<\/a>. \u201cMatt Birk has campaigned to ban same-sex marriage in Minnesota, supports outlawing abortion, and is a vehement anti-vaxxer.\u201d<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.gettyimages.com\/photos\/center-matt-birk-of-the-baltimore-ravens-looks-on-from-the-sidelines-picture-id107345728?k=20&#038;m=107345728&#038;s=612x612&#038;w=0&#038;h=3Bz1yYUvGBOBzUgVQFFe3PgrNl8hY3EGP22Gau47O_s=\" alt=\"Center Matt Birk of the Baltimore Ravens looks on from the sidelines during the third quarter of the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at M&#038;T Bank...\" \/><\/p>\n<p><em>Center Matt Birk #77 of the Baltimore Ravens looks on from the sidelines during the third quarter of the game against the Pittsburgh Steelers at M&#038;T Bank Stadium. (Photo by Larry French\/Getty Images)<\/em><\/p>\n<p>As Pro Football Talk <a href=\"https:\/\/www.msn.com\/en-us\/sports\/nfl\/matt-birk-enters-the-political-arena\/ar-AAUT0Xq?ocid=uxbndlbing\">reports<\/a>, \u201cThe 45-year-old Birk, a St. Paul native, was a sixth-round pick of the Vikings in 1998 from Harvard. He was a six-time Pro Bowler and the 2011 Walter Payton NFL Man of the Year. He spent 11 seasons with the Vikings and four with the Ravens, winning a Super Bowl ring to cap his career.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Those who man the middle of the offensive line normally do not receive much attention. 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