Vikings defensive tackle Michael Pierce opted out of the 2020 season due to COVID-19 precautions as he suffers from asthma.
Pierce, 28, had a Sunday routine, though, for when he watched the Vikings’ game. It probably looks similar to what some of us fans did.
“I got on my Peloton. I hopped in the sauna, went to church, and by that time it was 12 o’clock. Had me a good, nice meal, got me a glass of wine and watched Vikings football just like everybody else,” Pierce said via the Associated Press: “I made the most of it.”
Pierce is ready to go in 2021 and he’ll be next to newly-signed defensive tackle Dalvin Tomlinson in a move to bolster Minnesota’s run defense.
Pierce’s contract runs through the 2023 season. He’ll make $3 million in 2021.
The Vikings will have plenty of new faces on defense with Pierce, Tomlinson and Patrick Peterson. We’ll see if it can improve a squad that was downright miserable last season.
