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Gerhart says he has maintained his playing weight of approximately 230 pounds during this offseason. But Gerhart sure looks bigger in his upper body and said he has made an effort to add more lean mass. "Just trying to get the guns going a little bit this year," Gerhart joked after Wednesday's practice.
Reported by the Minneapolis Star Tribune
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With Adrian Peterson's health still an uncertainty, Star-Tribune staffer Dan Wiederer reiterated
previous reporting that has suggested it's a distinct possibility Gerhart will be the Vikings' opening day starter on Sept. 9. In the four games Peterson missed due to injury in 2011, Gerhart averaged 18 carries and 73 rushing yards per contest. As for Gerhart's increased bulk, the Vikings are doing a bit of offseason experimenting to determine how he can be most effective. "He's still a developing guy," Frazier said. "And there are some things we're going to find out in these OTAs. Before we send him home and come back to training camp, we'll give him a prescribed weight. But we wanted to take a look at him at where he is right now and just see how it would affect his quickness. Because there's a very good chance he's going to have to really carry the load early on."
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