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Dalvin Tomlinson is Vikings' 'big prize' in free agency, GM says

It didn't take Dalvin Tomlinson long to become Georgia's first high school heavyweight to win three state wrestling titles.

Google the video. And don't blink.

"That match, it was pretty quick," Tomlinson said Thursday. "Nine seconds."

Pinned the guy to finish 49-0 that year for Henry County High in McDonough, Ga.

Fast forward nine years. Tomlinson is 27. He's no longer a wrestler. At least not in the literal sense. But that special set of skills when paired with a powerful 6-3, 318-pound body will get you a two-year, $22 million deal to help resuscitate the Vikings' 27th-ranked run defense and their paltry pass rush.