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Could he have a spot on the 2019 roster?"m the Undrafted Free Agent signing frenzy last April Latavius Murray Jersey , one of the more intriguing names that landed with the Minnesota Vikings was Hercules Mata’afa. An undersized defensive tackle at Washington State, he was a consensus All-American and a first-team All-Pac 12 selection in his final season with the Cougars.Unfortunately, we didn’t get a whole lot of opportunity to witness what he was capable of in the NFL, as he suffered a knee injury during OTAs in June and was placed on injured reserve.However, it appears that Mata’afa is once again ready to go George Iloka Jersey , as he took to both Twitter and Instagram to document his progress.We still don’t really know what kind of role Mata’afa might have in the National Football League. At 250 pounds, he almost certainly can’t be a defensive tackle at this level, but could potentially be more of an edge player. In OTAs last year, the Vikings actually started him out with the linebackers before transitioning him back to the defensive line before his injury.Hercules Mata’afa is a guy that I was pretty interested in seeing last season after he signed with Minnesota, and now Matt Wile Jersey , hopefully, we’ll finally get an opportunity to see what he’s capable of. There were legitimate questions this offseason about whether Kyle Rudolph was going to be a part of the Vikings’ future.But not only is the veteran tight end still there, he declared himself to be in his prime.According to Andrew Krammer of the , Rudolph sent a message with his wardrobe, walking into the offseason program wearing a sweatshirt which read “Lots of game left.”“When you’ve played a lot of football in this league and your name’s been around a long time Rashod Hill Jersey , everyone just assumes you’re in your mid-30s and on your way out,” Rudolph said. “That’s not the case with me. I feel like I’m just now starting to get into the prime of my career. I was at the Masters this weekend, so I’ll use a golf analogy: I feel like I haven’t hit the back nine yet. I still feel like I have a lot of football left and, as the sweatshirt said, a lot of game left.”Rudolph turns 30 this season Tom Compton Jersey , and is entering the final year of his contract. While his $7.625 million cap number created reasonable suspicion about his future, there has been no word from the team on a restructured deal or an extension in the works.“I would love to help our cap situation,” Rudolph said. “But that’s out of my control. That’s between Rick [Spielman], Rob [Brzezinski] and my agent.”“I’m just trying to find out where I fit in.”He’s still one of the most productive players at his position, and hasn’t missed a game since 2014. Coupled with new play-caller Gary Kubiak coming on board Dan Bailey Jersey , he could be hitting his prime at just the right time.