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Or Brett Jones Jersey , at least, we can infer that from a Photo by William Mancebo/Getty ImagesIt was a little less than a year ago that Hercules Mata’afa tore his ACL during Organized Team Activities with the Minnesota Vikings. He was on track to become one of the more intriguing stories of the preseason for the purple, largely because nobody knew where, exactly, the team was going to play him. He started off OTAs working with the linebackers, but at the time of his injury had been shifted to work with the defensive line.Now, if we can infer anything from a tweet that he sent out earlier on Friday, the Vikings might have a different plan for him entirely.The tweet from Mata’afa seems to imply that he’s, at the very least, getting a look at the “three technique” defensive tackle spot, the spot that was occupied last season by Sheldon Richardson http://www.thevikingslockerroom.com/authentic-mike-hughes-jersey , who has moved on to the Cleveland Browns. Right now, that spot is pretty well wide open, with players like the newly-acquired Shamar Stephen and second-year man Jalyn Holmes apparently vying for the position.Now, it’s not entirely crazy to think that Mata’afa would be lining up at the defensive tackle spot. After all, that’s where he spent a lot of his time in college at Washington State, and in his final season with the Cougars he was a Consensus All-American and the Pac-12 Defensive Player of the Year. However, it would appear that he’s amazingly undersized for the position at the NFL level. The Vikings’ official roster page lists Mata’afa as weighing in at 254 pounds. That’s roughly the same weight as linebacker Anthony Barr, who isn’t going to be seeing any snaps at the three-tech spot anytime soon.I suppose that the idea of Mata’afa as a situational pass rusher from the three-tech spot does have some merit to it, but it’s still surprising to see that it could, potentially, actually be happening.I was one of the many that was pretty intrigued with Hercules Mata’afa when the team signed him as a free agent and was curious about what the team was going to do with him. This opens up a lot of potential possibilities Womens Tom Compton Jersey , and makes him a player to keep an eye on once again as we get deeper into OTAs and closer to the start of Training Camp. Coming out of the locker room, the Minnesota Vikings got the football first, trailing the New Orleans Saints by a score of 17-13. The kickoff from Will Lutz went for a touchback, giving Kirk Cousins and company the ball at their own 25-yard line for their first possession of the half. A run by Latavius Murray and a pass to Laquon Treadwell got the Vikings a quick first down to start the drive, and the Vikings then faced a third down situation. Cousins got the ball to Stefon Diggs, but Diggs was stopped inches short, and the Vikings elected to go for it on 4th-and-1. Cousins had Laquon Treadwell for more than enough yardage, but Marshon Lattimore knocked the ball out of his hands to force a turnover on downs.The Vikings forced a third down situation, but Drew Brees flipped a short pass to Alvin Kamara to get the conversion for the Saints to the Minnesota 30. The Saints then tried an end-around to Taysom Hill, but it was sniffed out for a short gain. Brees then found Mark Ingram on a screen, and he took the ball all the way to the Minnesota 9-yard line. An incomplete pass and a stuff of Kamara made it third-and-goal Kyle Rudolph Jersey , and the Vikings forced Brees into an intentional grounding call to get a huge stop. On came Will Lutz for a 42-yard field goal attempt, and he split the uprights to make the score 20-13 with just over eight minutes remaining in the quarter.Lutz’s kickoff went for a touchback, giving the Vikings the ball at their own 25-yard line once again. On the first play of the drive, Cousins scrambled to his left and was run down by rookie Marcus Davenport, who appeared to strip the ball from Cousins and recover it at the Minnesota 17-yard line. Fortunately, the call was overturned, as Cousins’ knee was down before the ball came loose. A run by Murray brought up a 3rd-and-6 from the 29-yard line, and Cousins hit Stefon Diggs for a huge first down to the 42. Unfortunately, Cousins then looked for Diggs again, and instead threw the ball directly to Saints’ cornerback P.J. Williams, who ran it back 45 yards for a New Orleans touchdown. Lutz added the extra point http://www.thevikingslockerroom.com/authentic-nick-easton-jersey , and suddenly the Vikings were down by a count of 27-13 with just under six minutes left in the third quarter.It looks like Diggs may have stopped his route early on that one. Whatever the reasoning, it was something the Vikings could ill afford, and put them down two scores.Marcus Sherels brought a short kickoff out to the 20-yard line for the Vikings’ next possession. Murray started things with a short run, and Cousins found Diggs again for a nice gain out to the 45. Murray then took the ball over midfield, and was stopped short to bring up 3rd-and-4 from the Saints’ 49. Cousins then took another sack, and once again it was Sheldon Rankins that took Cousins to the turf. Matt Wile came in to punt the ball away, and the Saints took over at their own 16.The Saints picked up a first down with a couple of running plays, and as we move to the final quarter, the Saints are looking at a 2nd-and-6 from their own 42.Fifteen minutes left from U.S. Bank Stadium, and it’s not looking promising for the good guys as they trail 27-13. Can they pull off what would be a pretty amazing comeback?