Former minor-league pitcher Zach Von Rosenberg signs with Vikings as punter

The veteran/rookie punter had spent the past four seasons punting for LSU, averaging 44 yards per punt on 193 attempts. That included a 2020 campaign during he got plenty of opportunities to put his play on tape. Despite appearing in only nine games, Von Rosenberg had 59 punts, the second-highest total in all of college football.

Before his collegiate football career, Von Rosenberg was a prospect in the Pittsburgh Pirates organization. The pitcher spent five years with the organization (2009-14), going 15-25 in a career during which he never elevated above Single A baseball.

Von Rosenberg will now have an opportunity to put together a Disney-movie-worthy career. As Tomasson writes, the rookie will have a legitimate chance to unseat starter Britton Colquitt, who reworked his contract this offseason to avoid being cut. The Vikings also invited undrafted free agent Oscar Bradburn to rookie minicamp, but a source tells Tomasson that the Virginia Tech might not attend.