A few days ago, we made mention of the fact that Hercules Mata’afa was, apparently, seeing some time at defensive tackle during the early portions of OTAs for the Minnesota Vikings. I had some concerns with that, most of which centered around Mata’afa’s lack of size, as the team website still has him listed as being just over 250 pounds.
Yeah. . .apparently that’s not a concern anymore.
Mike Zimmer said on KFAN’s #92Noon that #Vikings DT Hercules Mata’afa has “been the surprise of camp” so far.