MANKATO, Minn. (AP) -John Sullivan didn’t play a single snap as a rookie center for Minnesota behind six-time Pro Bowler Matt Birk.
Now the job is all his, and the Vikings are confident enough in him they’re willing to have an undersized center without any experience lead the calls on the line.
When Birk signed with Baltimore in March, Sullivan assumed his spot. He says he learned a lot from Birk, including the value of taking detailed notes during film sessions. The Vikings drafted Sullivan in the sixth round out of Notre Dame last year.
Sullivan is shorter than Birk and looks a little undersized, but he says he added 11 pounds during the offseason to get to 304.
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