Star Tribune from Minneapolis, Minnesota • Page 41

Minneapolis Star and Tribune Wednesday April 281982 1D tmysfetow 0 if 9t 1 rr By Joel Blerig Staff Writer Darrin Nelson sounded as If be'd been drafted by the army, not the Vikings. -v "To be perfectly honest," said Nelson, the Stanford running back, "Minnesota was the only team I sent a letter to saying I didn't want to be drafted by them. Back In the Midwest, there's a different life style, and the compensation (in Minnesota) hasn't been that good lately." Nelson, 5-foot-8, 185 pounds and the owner of a 4.36-second 40-yard dash, was the seventh player chosen Tuesday in the NFL draft Significantly, he was the first running back selected. "I'm a little disappointed that I got drafted by Minnesota," he said in a telephone press conference. "The compensation there is really low compared to other teams.