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Adrian Peterson nearly set the NFL's all-time single-season rushing mark last year, but general manager Rick Spielman said Christian Ponder should receive just as much credit as Peterson for the Vikings' playoff berth.

Elder High School freshman Spencer Laird learns the true meaning of Altiora in the weight room with Elder graduate and current Minnesota Vikings tight end Kyle Rudolph.

The Minnesota Vikings watched as the seemingly inhuman Adrian Peterson put the team on his back in 2012 and dragged them into the playoffs, leaving observers to ask variations of the same question throughout the offseason.

From 3-13 to 10-6, the Vikings had several specific needs to stay closer to their performance in 2012.

We still don't know where Te'o will start his NFL career, but we know that it won't happen with a first-round pedigree.

At points during his Senior season, Manti Te'o was projected as the 1st pick in the NFL Draft.

Mark it down: On April 25, the night of the first round of the NFL draft, Christian Ponder heard his first cheers of the season.

Few gave the Minnesota Vikings a prayer of reaching the play-offs last season. But after going 10-6 and with the reigning MVP in their ranks, the wait to the upcoming NFL season could be a matter of managing expectations.

"I'm lucky to be coming in at a time where the type of tight end that I am is being used quite a bit - in the passing game but also a guy that can stay in the game on every down throughout the game and can also block, create mismatch problems in the passing game," Eifert said at the NFL Scouting Combine.

A fluid receiver with flypaper hands and also a willing blocker, he is among the few "safe" first-round prospects after Texas A&M left tackle Luke Joeckel.