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Linval Joseph has turned into an invaluable, if underappreciated, member of the Minnesota Vikings defense. Mike Zimmer certainly appreciates him, and Joseph appreciates that.
In the second year of Mike Zimmer’s defense, a lot of players are making progress and taking their game to a higher level from the time Zimmer showed up with a scheme and a dream. Perhaps nobody has made more progress than defensive tackle Linval Joseph. In his first year with the Vikings, he had several obstacles to face, ranging from learning a new defense to being the innocent victim of a.