EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — When the meetings were wrapped for the day, and the night snack was served, Vikings offensive linemen made time for one more huddle most nights in the dorm at Minnesota State University, Mankato.
The commitment to spadework by the Vikings offensive line each day at training camp gave way to another game.
A pack that tries to have five players function as one shifted to partnerships of two for games of Spades. The other linemen watched as thinking about cut blocks or protecting the pocket transitioned to cutting the deck and covering a partner forced to play an unfavorable hand.