Shortly after the Minnesota Vikings drafted Lewis Cine, Kwesi Adofo-Mensah spoke to reporters and hinted that the Vikings could have both Camryn Bynum and Lewis Cine on the field at the same time. Cine continued to receive praise from defensive coordinator Ed Donatell, who compared the rookie first-rounder to Harrison Smith, in that both players can line up everywhere on the field which gives the Vikings a lot of versatility.
A couple of months later at the beginning of training camp, Donatell was asked about the competition at safety between Bynum and Cine.