From 1994 to 2015, the Minnesota Vikings mascot was Ragnar (played by Joseph Juranitch) and he drove onto the field at the beginning of a game dressed in Viking garb, on a motorcycle..... thank you Marc B!

the NFC Divisional Playoff against the Dallas Cowboys at the Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome in Minneapolis on January 17, 2010

For these services, Ragnar reportedly made $1,500 a game. But when you've got a family of Vikings to feed, $1,500 only goes so far. 

So Ragnar did what any self-respecting employee who has provided a company 21 years of service would do. He demanded a raise, to $20,000 a game for the next ten years. That would be a raise of 1,333%, a grand total of $1.6 million over ten years. 

The Vikings said no.

Before he became Ragnar, he broke his father John’s Guinness World Record by shaving his face with an axe in 8 minutes, 43 seconds. This toe-curling stunt illustrated in no uncertain terms that the company is literally about the cutting edge. The firm manufactures sharpening tools, primarily for the meatpacking industry but also for the general consumer, including chefs and sportsmen.

https://lacrossetribune.com/news/local/a-contrite-ragnar-wants-his-viking-mascot-gig-back/article_8622726a-6b93-5713-929f-eae54ad17564.html

https://www.mtu.edu/magazine/2015-1/stories/viking/

https://www.gq.com/story/minnesota-vikings-mascot-asks-for-a-ridiculous-raise-gets-fired