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LaQuon Treadwell Pranked with Car Full of Fruit Snacks

The Crete-Monee legend was the victim of an epic rookie prank at the hands of his Minnesota Vikings teammates.

MINNESOTA - Former Crete-Monee standout wide receiver and recent NFL first round draftee LaQuon Treadwell learned the consequences of a rookie parking in the star quarterback’s space this week.

For the Minnesota Vikings, that’s an SUV filled with fruit snacks.

On his 21st birthday, no less.

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Treadwell was the victim of the latest clever NFL minicamp prank when his Vikings teammates used 600,000 packets of Welch’s Fruit Snacks to fill up the area in his car.

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The Vikings captured video of the incident, which was led by starting quarterback Teddy Bridgewater and tight end Kyle Rudolph.

— Minnesota Vikings (@Vikings) June 16, 2016

The Vikings said the prank came only after Treadwell parked in a spot reserved for Bridgewater...twice.

Treadwell, who starred at Crete-Monee earlier this decade before being a force for the University of Mississippi, was selected by the Vikings with the 23rd overall selection of the NFL Draft this year.

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