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Danielle Hunter May Contribute Sooner Than Expected

When the Minnesota Vikings used their third-round pick in the 2015 NFL Draft on defensive end Danielle Hunter, the thought was that they were getting an incredible physical specimen whose football abilities would take a lot of refining. He put on a real show at the Scouting Combine, clocking in with a 40-yard dash time of 4.57 seconds, but managed just 1.5 sacks in his final season at LSU before he declared for the draft.

However, Vikings' head coach Mike Zimmer appears to be surprised by what Hunter has brought to the table this far.