ESPN's Mel Kiper Jr. has the Vikings taking offensive lineman Cody Whitehair out of Kansas State at No. 23 in his latest mock draft. In a conference call Monday advancing the NFL combine, Kiper explained what he likes about Whitehair.

"I wouldn't be surprised to see Whitehair come in and be a guy who immediately starts and plays at a high level and at the end of the year is one of the best rookies in the league," Kiper said of the versatile lineman. "I think Whitehair is a heck of an offensive lineman with tremendous versatility, and he's ready to play in the NFL right now."

manna Darko Milicic made his Wolves debut six years ago Sunday. He was a plus-35 in 19 minutes, but Minnesota still lost to Oklahoma City.

give it back? Peter King of SI.com's MMQB writes that the NFL should give back the first-round pick it took from the Patriots for Deflategate.