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Vikings: Andrew Sendejo to start at safety over Robert Blanton

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  • Ben Goessling, ESPN Staff Writer Close
    • Previously covered Vikings for St. Paul Pioneer Press
    • Also covered Minnesota Twins, Minnesota Wild and Washington Nationals
    • Twin Cities native and University of Minnesota graduate
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SANTA CLARA, Calif. -- Even as Robert Blanton got first-team work with the Minnesota Vikings' defense through much of the offseason, it never seemed as though he had a stronghold on the starting safety job next to Harrison Smith.