After the Minnesota Vikings selected him in the seventh round of the 2013 NFL Draft, linebacker Michael Mauti struggled to find his fit on the team. With the Vikings in 2013 and 2014, Mauti ended up spending the majority of his time on special teams.
In 2015, Minnesota felt they had seen enough from the young linebacker and he was among the team’s final roster cuts before the start of the regular season.
A day after he was waived by the Vikings, Mauti was claimed by the New Orleans Saints. Despite the fact that he still struggled to capture a role on their starting defense, the linebacker has been a member of the Saints’ roster for the past three years.