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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
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.