Nicknamed “Jet” for his speed, McKinnon goes full-throttle and spent the offseason working to be able to do so again after missing the final five games of the season because of a back injury. There were workouts in California as a guest of Kyle Rudolph this spring and then in Houston with Adrian Peterson, whose workouts have a reputation for their difficulty.
“I focused on explosiveness. I got to work out with AP, and a lot of his stuff is explosive-type stuff,” McKinnon said.