Orlando Franklin visited the Vikings

University of Miami offensive tackle Orlando Franklin has visited the Minnesota Vikings, according to a league source with knowledge of the situation.

Franklin is a two-time all-conference selection who was named the Hurricanes' Rookie of the Year as a freshman and was named the University of Miami Sports Hall of Fame Unsung Hero as a senior.

A second-team All-Atlantic Coast Conference selection, Franklin had played offensive guard prior to his senior year when he played hurt with a torn meniscus in his left knee that he delayed having surgery on until after the season.

Franklin has 35-inch arms and 11 1/8 inch hands and quick feet. At the NFL scouting combine, he ran the 40-yard dash in 5.11 seconds and bench pressed 225 pounds 26 times with a 28 1/2 inch vertical leap.

He improved his bench press to 30 repetitions at his Pro Day workout and posted an 8-9 broad jump.

Born in Jamaica and raised in Canada, Franklin moved to Florida before his senior year of high school.

He started 39 games for Miami in four seasons.

Franklin led the team with 61 pancake blocks last season in a dozen starts at left tackle.



(nationalfootballpost.com)