A certain orange-haired clown might want to look away as Vikings coach Mike Zimmer is asked to name the biggest difference between today's rookies and the ones who entered the NFL back when he did a quarter-century ago.
"The biggest thing I would say that's changed since I started is guys [back then] would eat McDonald's and all that stuff," Zimmer said Tuesday as training camp opened for 37 rookies, select young veterans and quarterbacks. "These guys [today] are pretty careful about what they put in their bodies and the nutrition aspect. The weightlifting and all the different things they do now is much more sophisticated.