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US Bank Stadium Roof Needs Repair… Which is No Surprise to One Local Reporter
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Minnesota Vikings players are off for the next five or so weeks while they wait for the start of training camp cine late-July. Of course, the same cannot be said for new general manager Nolan Teasley .
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Not only is Teasley still trying to familiarize himself with the TCO Performance Center campus, after being hired late in the NFL offseason, but he's been extremely busy reshaping the organization more in his image.
Meanwhile… if you take a 15 minute trip downtown to U.S. Bank Stadium, the MN Vikings have a completely different set of issues to deal with.
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MN Vikings stadium needs roof repairs
Instead of filling holes on the team's roster or in its front office, the Vikings and city of Minneapolis need to fix holes in the U.S. Bank Stadium roof — damage reportedly caused by a 2023 hailstorm, according to Channel 5 Eyewitness News reporter, Chris Egert .
Getting word of US Bank Stadium needing a major roof repair due to a hailstorm in 2023. This is an issue I exposed 11 years ago in an investigation that took us to Germany. Will be interesting to see how much the repairs cost, and who will pay for it. https://t.co/SsjwlXRSA6 pic.twitter.com/FfScBj5zdR
— Chris Egert (@ChrisEgertKSTP) June 16, 2026
Since filing his initial report on Twitter, Egert followed up with a deeper dive into the hail damage on the ETFE (Ethylene Tetrafluoroethylene) roof atop U.S. Bank Stadium, which includes the official "Request for Proposal" for the repairs by the City of Minneapolis — but does not include a proposed budget as of yet.
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Local reporter saw this exact problem coming before U.S. Bank Stadium roof was installed
It's no surprise that Egert would be the reporter on the Vikings' stadium roof situation before everyone else. Over a decade ago, before the roof as assembled, the longtime Twin Cities reporter traveled all the way to Germany for Channel 5 (KSTP) and met with the company who makes the clear ETFE material that now needs repairs.
In fact, Egert even got an opportunity to jump up and down on a mock section of the ETFE roof, with full tie, slacks and sharp-heeled dress shoes. And it was during that incredibly thorough test session that — on (approximately) his 92nd jump… that the local reporter's left heel busted a hole through a layer of the ETFE.
Given what's happening now — 13 years later — it's incredible footage to watch.
This is absolutely INSANE — 13 years ago, local reporter @ChrisEgertKSTP went all the way to Germany to get a better look at U.S. Bank Stadium's yet-to-be-assembled ETFE roof.
While at Vector Foiltec, he revealed (through INCREDIBLY thorough reporting) ETFE's one major weakness… https://t.co/076KhnG31u pic.twitter.com/louLlMIfIb— Minnesota Sports Fan (@realmnsportsfan) June 17, 2026
In other words, if hail damage wasn't built into warranties, or if it wasn't on the forefront of those conversations between the Vikings, City of Minneapolis, insurance companies and Vector Foiltec when finalizing the contract for IS. Bank Stadium 13 years ago… it sure as heck should have been.
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