Vikings announcer steps away from radio show after comments about 'paid protesters'

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Longtime Minnesota Vikings announcer Paul Allen said that he is taking a few days off from his radio show after making comments about "paid protesters" on Friday.

KFAN’s Allen wondered if those protesting in the extreme cold were getting hazard pay.

"In conditions like this, do paid protesters get hazard pay? Those are the things that I’ve been thinking about this morning," Allen said on Friday.

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Minnesota Vikings play-by-play announcer Paul Allen walks the field before an NFL game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Jacksonville Jaguars at EverBank Stadium in Jacksonville, Florida, on Nov. 10, 2024. (Chris Leduc/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)

Allen referenced the paid protesters again when he mentioned people who were catching strays.

"Everybody’s catching strays this week. (Vikings defensive coordinator Brian) Flores, Kevin Stefanski from Baker (Mayfield), Charlie ‘Biyatch’ caught one out of nowhere. They’re just all over, paid protesters caught one this morning," Allen said, referencing his earlier comments.

Allen’s comments came before a Border Patrol-involved shooting left one dead in Minnesota over the weekend. He posted about the shooting on Saturday.

"I have to stop watching all this for a little bit. I’m so sad this terror is happening all around us here in MN," Allen posted on X.

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Minnesota Vikings radio commentator Paul Allen looks on before the NFL game between the Green Bay Packers and Minnesota Vikings at U.S. Bank Stadium in Minneapolis, Minnesota, on Jan. 4, 2026. (Bailey