LOS ANGELES: The Minnesota Vikings made German wide receiver Moritz Boehringer the first European drafted directly to the NFL on Saturday (Sunday in Manila), taking him in the sixth round.

Boehringer got interested in the gridiron game five years ago at the age of 17 -- when he saw a video of Vikings running back Adrian Peterson.

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