John Sullivan (American football)

John Sullivan (born August 8, 1985) is an American football center for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Vikings in the sixth round of the 2008 NFL Draft.

He grew up in Old Greenwich, Connecticut, attended Greenwich High School in Greenwich, CT and played college football for the University of Notre Dame.

Minnesota Vikings
Sullivan was a 6th round selection (187th overall) of the Vikings in the 2008 NFL Draft. Sullivan became the starting center for the Vikings in 2009 after Matt Birk left in free agency to join the Baltimore Ravens.

Sullivan signed a 5-year, $25 million contract extension with the Vikings on December 17th, 2011.