John E. Sokolowski-US PRESSWIRE

I know two things about former CFL linebacker Solomon Elimimian. He’s from Nigeria and he hits hard. So ferocious is Elimimian’s reputation that last year he was voted the hardest hitter in all the CFL by a poll of players. And now he’s ours. And the Vikings didn’t have to give him a $75,000 bonus like they gave Manny Arceneaux last year. Not wasting 75 grand on a guy who may very well spend most of the year on the practice squad? Always a good thing.

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