T.J. Hockenson Celebrates Touchdowns & Engagement During 1st Pro Bowl Games as Viking

LAS VEGAS – It’s been a big couple of weeks for T.J. Hockenson.

The Vikings tight end proposed to his girlfriend Mikala on Saturday, Jan. 28, and on the following Sunday helped the NFC to a victory in the 2023 NFL Pro Bowl Games.

This season marked the second time Hockenson’s been named to the Pro Bowl, but it was his first as a Viking and first in-person opportunity after the 2020 season’s all-star game was canceled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

“It’s been a lot of fun. Just to be able to see a lot of these guys, be around some of the greatest in the league and actually be able to talk to them and hang out for a little bit is awesome,” Hockenson said.

Having joined the Vikings midseason via trade, Hockenson appreciated an extra opportunity to bond with six of his Minnesota teammates also in Las Vegas for the Pro Bowl.

“Just being able to reconnect and see them again has been great,” he said. “Sometimes in the offseason you have to wait until OTAs or something [to reconnect], so to be able to have this and see them, it’s huge.”