MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — When Dalvin Tomlinson was a high school recruit, this bulwark of a defensive tackle had the size and skill to attract a scholarship offer from Alabama.
Two national championship teams later, the 6-foot-3, 320-pound Tomlinson was on his way to the NFL as a second-round draft pick by the New York Giants. Now he’s on his second contract, joining the Minnesota Vikings to help them try to repair a deteriorated defense.
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Tomlinson could’ve attended Harvard instead. Sure, the football competition would’ve been a step down, but the native of Georgia had the grades to get into what has long been considered the nation’s most prestigious institution of higher learning.