Moving target
Wide receiver-turned-tight end Nick Truesdell has traveled a long and winding road to the Vikings, with several stops and starts along the way:
2008: Cincinnati Bearcats (NCAA)
2010: Grand Rapids (Mich.) Community College (NJCAA)
2013: Tennessee Titans (NFL, tryout), Cincinnati Bengals (NFL, rookie minicamp)
2014: Green Bay Packers (NFL, rookie minicamp tryout), Bemidji Axemen (Indoor Football League), Colorado Ice (now Crush) (IFL), Spokane Shock (Arena Football League)
2015: Spokane Shock
2016: Portland Steel (AFL), Indianapolis Colts (NFL), Arizona Rattlers (AFL)
2017: Cleveland Gladiators (AFL); Vikings (NFL)
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