Vikings rookie RB Gerhart may miss part of mandatory minicamp

Because of some school affairs, the Minnesota Vikings rookie running back Toby Gerhart is confirmed not to take part in the start of Vikings’ voluntary Organized Team Activities at Winter Park, and he made addition on Thursday that he may also have to miss part of the mandatory minicamp in June.

Gerhart is scheduled to graduate from Stanford on June 13, before that he still has to return to school for classes and other matters. The OTAs is scheduled to begin next week and the minicamp will last from June 11 to 13. At this moment, Gerhart is still unsure how much time he is going to miss but he said he would try his best to find a way to miss as little as possible and take full parts of the minicamp.

As about the graduation, let’s congratulate Gerhart for graduating from Stanford with a 3.25 grade-point average with a degree in Management Science and Engineering. He is also expected to have even more brilliant achievements in the Vikings jersey. Actually, after taking part in the rookie camp a few weeks ago, Gerhart has already had a good understanding of how an NFL team runs and he is planning to get back in shape as soon as possible to fit in the team well.

Stanford RB Gerhart joined Vikings as 51st pick

After drafting Virginia cornerback Chris Cook with the second pick in the second round, the Minnesota Vikings used another second-round pick to draft a running back from Stanford. Being the 51st overall being picked in 2010 NFL draft, Toby Gerhart could be feeling luck that he had the chance to put on Vikings jersey and work with Adrian Peterson, one of the best running backs in the league.

At the beginning of Friday night, the Vikings already showed strong intention to pick the former winner of the Doak Walker Award. At the cost of a second-round pick at No. 62 and a third-round pick at No. 93, the Vikings traded for the 51st overall pick from the Houston Texans and moved up 11 spots to have the right of picking Gerhart before other interested teams made the choice. With height of 6-foot and weight of 231 pounds, Gerhart was strong competitor for the Heisman Trophy and eventually managed to win the Doak Walker Award, which is prized to honor the nation’s best college running back.

Gerhart showed his power as a running back by rushing for 1,871 yards and 28 touchdowns last year while leading the Cardinal to the school’s first appearance in bowl game in eight years. The addition of Gerhart is expected to add more depth in Vikings’ running back. Besides, picking a cornerback and running back instead of a quarterback made more people to believe that the No. 4 Brett Favre jersey is very likely to appear with the team for the new season.