EAGAN, Minn. (AP) — Danielle Hunter became the youngest player in NFL history to reach 50 sacks, an athletic marvel for the Minnesota Vikings who was as durable as they come in this violent sport.
About 2 1/2 years later, with his gaudy sack total stalled out from consecutive injury-wrecked seasons, Hunter has found himself in sort of a reinvention mode.
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After legitimate question about whether he’d return this year to the salary-cap-strapped Vikings, Hunter is not only back on the roster — and healthy — but flanked by a new pass-rushing pal on the opposite side of the defense in Za’Darius Smith.