The Vikings gave several opportunities in the starting lineup to players who have normally been with the backups to this point.
June judgments on starters can be a foolhardy business and Minnesota Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer won’t go too far on his assessment of players in “shorts and underwear.”
Players haven’t been able to go through a fully padded practice yet this offseason and won’t until at least three days into training camp. Where a player is lining up on a depth chart these days has only a little bearing on how he might look when the shorts are traded for padded pants, and shoulder pads are added under the jerseys.