EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — The Vikings have Pro Bowlers at all three levels of their defense, a feat that not many teams can boast.
Yet as Vikings General Manager Rick Spielman recently spoke with Vikings.com, he mentioned a few players at a usually unheralded position that he’s excited about keeping tabs on in training camp.
The 2016 Verizon Vikings Training Camp begins Friday in Mankato, and Minnesota’s big men up front on the defensive line will likely play a pivotal role this season.
Spielman said the strong play of nose tackle Linval Joseph, ranked by players’ votes at 76th in the NFL Top 100 of 2016helped the Vikings allow the fifth-fewest points in the league in 2015.