EAGAN, Minn. (KELO) – As C.J. Ham enters his ninth NFL season, the Minnesota Vikings fullback remains focused and grounded, even as expectations climb following a 14-3 finish in 2024.

"You approach it the same way," Ham said. "No matter if you have a target on your back or you don't have a target on your back, all you can do is go out there and control what you can control."

A graduate of Augustana University in 2016, Ham continues to draw motivation from those who believed in him during the early stages of his football journey.

"Those guys played a huge role in why I'm here," Ham said. "OJ was somebody who put his neck out for me in talking to pro scouts and saying that I could play at this level."

Now the second-longest tenured player on the Vikings roster behind safety Harrison Smit

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