Spicer native Shane Zylstra trying to follow brother Brandon’s path into NFL
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Spicer native Shane Zylstra is hoping to land on an NFL roster like older Brandon, currently a wide receiver with Carolina and a former Viking. The two brothers are training together this offseason, with Brandon teaching Shane all that he knows.
We caught up with the brothers after a recent workout in Eagan.
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Shane, also a wide receiver, is the all-time record-holder in many categories for Minnesota-State Mankato. That’s the same school that produced current Vikings star Adam Thielen.
To show he’s versatile, Shane has been working out at tight end this pre-draft process. Through his agent, he hopes to do a virtual Pro Day. That would then be sent to every NFL team’s front office. Shane also has the benefit of scouts coming to Mankato last year to watch him.
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Shane Zylstra, front, hopes to make it in the NFL like older brother Brandon.[KSTP Sports/Jeff Brioschi]
Brandon, 26, is entering his second year with Carolina after spending 2018 with the Vikings. He took an uncoventional route to the NFL, with a stop in the Canadian Football League first. He played in college for D-III Concordia-Moorhead.