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EAGAN, Minn. — The 2021 Vikings offense could feature a good bit more of Irv Smith, Jr., on its menu.
The versatile tight end is entering his third pro season for a team that bid farewell to Kyle Rudolph this spring after 10 seasons.
It turns out that part of Smith's offseason preparation has been focusing more on his own diet.
Smith spoke with Twin Cities media members Wednesday after Minnesota's fifth of 10 voluntary Organized Team Activity practices and explained that he enlisted help from a cousin, a dietician who is about to graduate from Tulane, in his home city of New Orleans.
"I feel like diet is definitely something that's not really talked about too much. I think it's very key," Smith said. "She calculated all of my meals exactly like, 'OK. You need this much protein, this many calories, this, this this.' Just having that is awesome so you don't have to worry about, 'OK. What am I going to eat today?' "