Heading into his second season after being a first-round pick in 2024, Vikings OLB Dallas Turner has learned to sit back and listen to those who have succeeded in this league.
“There’s a lot of stuff you can learn from that first year, no matter how it goes, just by being around the team, the company you’re around,” Turner said, via Lindsey Young of the team’s website. “I feel like that was the biggest lesson and, like, the biggest turning point of that year — just being around the dudes and observing. Listening. Going from college … you’re in a whole different ball game [now].”
Turner also discussed the work he’s put in this offseason to get physically stronger and get his body where it needs to be.
“I feel pretty strong. Been in the lab a lot during the offseason, having the opportunity and time to see what I really need to work on physically and attack it head-on. … I’ve been putting in a lot of extra time, and it’s starting to show.”