This offseason, the Vikings signing of defensive tackle Sheldon Richardson went kind of under the radar.

If Richardson continues to play like he did in Week 1 against the 49ers, not only will it be on everyone’s radar, Richardson will probably be an All Pro.

“He was strong at the point of attack in the running game, he made a lot of tackles. He played real hard, pushed the pocket,” Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said Monday. “There were two times that he took the guy with one hand and knocked him back. He played really, really well. We need him to continue to play like that.”

Richardson finished with four tackles and a half sack. That’s significant because in the last two seasons, Richardson hasn’t been able to disrupt quarterbacks, combining for just 2.5 sacks.

In this defense, it feels like Richardson is back to his days in 2014 and 2015 seasons when he combined for 13 sacks.