Chart: A growing challenge with big receivers
September 28, 2012 at 3:53AM
A look at how receivers have grown during the course of 5-9 Vikings cornerback Antoine Winfield's 14-year career, which began when he was a first-round draft pick of the Bills in 1999:
Top receiving threat/AFC East/1999: Marvin Harrison, Colts, 6-foot, 175.
Top receiving threat/NFC North/2012: Calvin Johnson, Lions, 6-5, 239.
NFL's No. 6 overall draft pick/1999:
WR Torry Holt, Rams, 6-foot, 200
NFL's No. 6 overall draft pick/2011:
WR Julio Jones, Falcons, 6-3, 220.
MARK CRAIG
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Mike Conley was in Minneapolis, where he sounded the Gjallarhorn at the Vikings game, on Sunday during the robbery.
