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New Vikings defensive tackle Michael Pierce: 'I'll be ready to roll'

Michael Pierce is a big man who’s determined not to become too big a man as he and 322 million of his fellow Americans wait out a coronavirus pandemic that has no timetable for returning any of us to normalcy.

“I have a pretty solid plan,” the Vikings’ new nose tackle said Friday. “It’s only been a few days since they shut down my gym. But I think the plan is working well and will serve me well until it’s time to go.”

Pierce, 27, passed his physical before signing a three-year, $27 million deal. But he won’t physically join his new team until league restrictions related to the pandemic are lifted.