Before the season, Zach Line wondered if he might get cut. Four months later, he got a vote for All-Pro.
Few players on the Vikings have come as far this season as the third-year fullback. He has taken over for Jerome Felton, a 2012 Pro Bowl selection, and the Vikings hardly have missed a beat.
When Felton signed as a free agent last March with Buffalo, there were plenty of questions about the position. It had been de-emphasized last season when running back Adrian Peterson missed the final 15 games because of a child-abuse incident, and nobody knew exactly what might happen when Peterson returned.