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Spielman quipped that it's been a busy time for Eric Sugarman, the Vikings Vice President of Sports Medicine/Head Athletic Trainer.
"The biggest difference I think this year, and again we're so used to adjusting, was we didn't have the combine, so the medical [details] may not be as detailed as they have been in the past," Spielman said. "Eric Sugarman and our team doctors only had 150 players at the so-called medical combine this year.
"The rest of it we're trying to get through on this virtual [medical interview] and trying to do a lot of physicals that way with imaging on the MRI," Spielman added. "We normally would have a lot of background, especially from the medical standpoint, but this year we had to adjust and do things differently."
Spielman also noted the Vikings have tried to gather medical info on prospects that played 2020, as well as those who opted out, meaning they haven't been on the field in over a year.
4. How free agency will affect the draft
The Vikings obviously focused on the defensive side of the ball in free agency, immediately adding defensive Dalvin Tomlinson to a multiyear deal once the frenzy began in mid-March.
But the other deals followed — defensive end Stephen Weatherly, cornerbacks Patrick Peterson and Mackensie Alexander, linebacker Nick Vigil and safety Xavier Woods — were all just one-year deals.