Watch highlights of former Iowa defensive lineman Christian Ballard . Last season Ballard recorded 43 tackles and three sacks.
Christian Ballard kept tumbling down the draft board in ..... lineman two, three, even four times. All Ballard could do was sit and wait, and the long ..... NFL combine scared many teams away from Ballard , the dreaded ''character problems
when the Vikings opted to rotate Christian Ballard and Fred Evans in pass-rushing ..... defend his potent receiver sets with Ballard and Evans in the middle was logical ..... 2-7, to see what they have in Ballard , their rookie fourth-round pick
DT Fred Evans (UFA): With 30 tackles and one sack in five seasons, likely won't be re-signed. (+) DT Christian Ballard : Fourth-round pick is talented swing tackle/end Vikings need for depth. (-) DT LeTroy Guion (UFA): Chance
snaps with veteran Fred Evans and fourth-round rookie Christian Ballard , who has capitalized on his chances in practices and games with impact plays. Ballard recorded a sack on Aug. 13 against Tennessee and helped
routinely had All Big-Ten caliber linemen on defense, with the likes of Mitch King, Matt Kroul, Adrian Clayborn, Christian Ballard and Karl Klug passing through in the past few seasons. But the youngsters behind those standout starters often left
But the Vikings are taking precautions if they lose their star player. The Vikings drafted Iowa defensive tackle Christian Ballard in the fourth round in April and also re-signed versatile backup Fred Evans on Sunday to give them a little more
helped develop consensus All-America defensive end Adrian Clayborn in 2010. Clayborn and Iowa defensive linemates Christian Ballard and Karl Klug were taken in the first five rounds of the 2011 NFL draft. Seven of Kaczenski's defensive linemen
alongside nose tackle Remi Ayodele, who signed a three-year deal with the Vikings last month. Fred Evans and rookie Christian Ballard also have had promising training camps. "I can't fill Kevin's shoes, but I can play to the best of my ability
probable are quarterback Christian Ponder (knee bruise), linebacker Erin Henderson (hamstring), defensive tackle Christian Ballard (hamstring), left tackle Charlie Johnson (Achilles') and safety Jamarca Sanford (shoulder). Not-so-special