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dead_poet wrote: I think he was babbling there when he said that. He said before that that he was excited to face the defensive guys and be a productive member of the team (paraphrasing). He admits he's "a big guy with no technique." His odds were already long and got longer after the draft with the influx of offensive linemen. Still, hopefully he can put it together and be productive. I'll be focusing on him in camp videos.

dead_poet wrote:Could Babatunde Aiyegbusi Wind Up On The Practice Squad?

http://www.dailynorseman.com/2015/5/21/ ... tice-squad

''I consider myself as a smart guy, so I feel like I can handle the playbook,'' Aiyegbusi said, catching his breath after a recent practice. ''But still, in Europe, my physique was good enough for beating everyone. And down here, you guys are big and strong. And they've got good technique. If he's not stronger than you, he's probably got better technique and knows what you will do before you do it, actually.''

jackal wrote:I know baps got a bigger contact than most undrafted guys get..1.75 million dollars over a couple years

I think the Vikings brain trust did that to discourage another team from plucking him from our practice squad.

I think league minimum is about four hundred thousand if a player is on the 53 a certain number of games.

During the first week of training camp, Aiyegbusi has typically been one of the last players to walk off the field, and even though he looks exhausted, he still makes time to sign autographs for kids and talk to reporters. He said he has no choice but to get extra practice in if he wants to stick around.

“It’s the only way you can catch up,” he said. “I’m always not satisfied with my technique. There’s a long way for me to go. These guys that I practice with having been playing at a high level over here for a long time.”

The coaches see the effort that the 27-year-old Pole is putting in.

“Each day he’s working hard to improve,” offensive line coach Jeff Davidson said. “He’s got a lot to learn still in the game. A lot of us do. He is, obviously, a big physical presence. He’s got a lot of stuff to learn with his game first. It’s technique. It’s offense. It’s terms. It’s everything.”

“Guys with his size don’t come along very often,” Davidson said. “So it’s certainly worth working with a guy like that to see what he can become.”

Mercy Percy wrote:ZERO chance that Diggs doesnt make the team.