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Vikings: Fullback Zach Line confident he'll start, and play

Jerome Felton used to call himself the best fullback in the NFL. His replacement with the Vikings this season hopes he'll be able to make the same claim.

Felton bolted for Buffalo as a free agent after three years in Minnesota, where he was a Pro Bowl choice in 2012 after helping Adrian Peterson rush for 2,097 yards. Now Zach Line is now poised to take over.

"I've got to continue to make strides to be the best fullback in the league, and that's what I want to be," Line said.

That's lofty talk from a guy who has played in only four regular-season games over two seasons.