Vikings sign 7th round draft pick
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings have signed seventh-round draft pick Ryan D'Imperio.
D'Imperio played linebacker at Rutgers. He had 185 tackles and seven sacks in his four-year career.
The Vikings plan to move the hard-nosed hitter to fullback in the NFL and he also figures to get plenty of work on special teams.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}Terms of the deal were not disclosed. D'Imperio is the first of the Vikings' eight-member 2010 draft class to sign a contract. Minnesota did not have a first-round pick after trading down into the second round.