Vikings draft guard Travis Bond with second 7th-round pick

Posted Apr 27, 2013
The Vikings took guard Travis Bond of North Carolina with their second seventh-round pick of the NFL draft on Saturday, April 27. A 6-foot-6, 329-pounder, Bond weighed 372 pounds when he played for North Carolina in the Independence Bowl as a junior, but was encouraged by coaches to slim down before his senior season. (St. Paul Pioneer Press)

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