They cruise through pass-rushing drills one after the last, with chiseled frames so similar to one another, it almost appears as if they came off an assembly line.
The seven defensive ends on the Vikings’ 90-man training camp roster all stand between 6-3 and 6-5, none lighter than 246 pounds or heavier than 273. Their long arms uncoil like loaded springs, ready to send a tackle reeling backward or pull a quarterback down to the turf.
They are supple enough to bend around the edge of an offensive line, sudden enough to get past a guard from an inside rush lane and flexible enough to occasionally slip back into pass coverage after their presence forced an offensive coordinator to commit blockers to them, spending resources that have now been wasted by the deception.