The Vikings have five OTAs in the books now - halfway through- and there has been some news coming out in recent press conferences. Here are some of the more notable tidbits:
One of the Vikings more noteworthy UDFA signings last year, but who suffered an ACL tear around this time last year, is back and playing the 3-technique defensive tackle spot.
Mata’afa was noteworthy as a UDFA in part because he had an excellent career at Washington State and was #63 on PFFs draft board - a late second-round value. The reason he went undrafted was because he was a tweener - too small at 250 lbs to play defensive tackle (where he played mostly in college), not long enough to play defensive end, and not experienced in coverage to play linebacker.