Surprising players, positions at Vikings OTAs

Tim YotterSeveral Vikings had surprisingly strong performances in Wednesday’s practice and could be making a jump forward in 2016, but it wasn’t all good. A look at who stood out, who has work to do and other surprises from the first open practice of 2016.

Offseason training sessions can sometimes have a tedious flavor to them, but this week provided some interesting insights into where battles currently stand among Minnesota Vikings vying for starting spots, and Wednesday’s practice even brought some surprise performances.

In short, the practice open to the media on Wednesday brought a mix of surprisingly good and a few somewhat disappointing performances.

Here is the quick-hitting version of…