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g that is common among training camp Olisaemeka Udoh Minnesota Vikings Jerseys , especially with joint practices are usually two former teammates bonding. Today was another example of that. Former college teammates Xavier Rhodes and Telvin Smith Sr., were able to have some fun with one another in Friday’s joint practice. Both Smith and Rhodes attended Florida State University. Obviously, Rhodes played cornerback for the Seminoles and Smith played linebacker. Although Rhodes was drafted a year before Smith, they clearly had a pretty positive bond between the two. In 2012 the two had a pretty good year with FSU, even though Smith was a backup linebacker, he still played in 14 games and tied for 18th in the Atlantic Coastal Conference (ACC) with tackles for a loss (TFL). That same season, Rhodes was the top cornerback in the NCAA that year. He was the only one in the ACC to be a semifinalist for the Jim Thorpe Award. The award represents the top defensive back in college. The award has been around since 1986.In 2012 Minnesota Vikings Jerseys Stitched , Johnathan Banks won the Thorpe Award, he was a cornerback for Mississippi State. However, now he’s a free agent. If they had an award for best college cornerback who is now in the NFL, Rhodes would win, just my opinion. It wasn’t until Smith’s senior year when he really showed he had NFL potential. He was FSU’s leading tackler with 90 tackles. He helped lead FSU to the BCS National Championship game. He recorded a career-high 15 tackles in that game. They’re both back on one-year deals"On Monday, the Minnesota Vikings made their return to the Twin Cities Orthopedics Performance Center in Eagan to begin the offseason program. In addition to all of the new faces, a couple of players from last year’s squad have signed their restricted free agent tenders Olisaemeka Udoh Jersey nfl draft , and the team made that official today.Both safety Anthony Harris and offensive tackle Rashod Hill inked one-year deals with the Vikings based on the tender offers they received before the start of the new league year.Harris, who is now slotted to be the starter at safety next to Harrison Smith, was tendered at the second-round level, so his one-year deal is worth $3,095,000. Hill, who will likely serve as the swing tackle for the offensive line this season was given a “right of first refusal” tender Super Bowl Olisaemeka Udoh Jersey , and so he will make $2,025,000 in 2019. Both of those deals are fully guaranteed.All in all, 67 players are in attendance in Eagan for the start of the offseason program, and there haven’t been any reports of players skipping things. As we detailed the other day, the first couple of weeks of the offseason program are nothing but conditioning work and rehab for lingering injuries, so we don’t expect a ton of news to come out of it. If anything does happen Garrett Bradbury Minnesota Vikings Jerseys , however, we will have it here for you right away.UPDATE: I stand corrected. . .there was one player that didn’t get to the voluntary workouts today.I don’t see any reason to panic about this. I have no doubt that Stefon Diggs will, eventually, be taking part in the offseason program.