Bridgewater had already begun to slide when Rams cornerback Lamarcus Joyner dove on top of him making contact with Bridgewater’s head and sending it bouncing off the TCF Bank Stadium turf.
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The fine is standard for a first-offense hit on a defenseless player.
Minnesota Vikings coach Mike Zimmer expects Teddy Bridgewater to play Sunday when the Vikings take on the Oakland Raiders. Zimmer alluded on Thursday to disrupting Carr, who has targeted receivers Amari Cooper and Michael Crabtree on almost half of his throws with Cooper compiling the third-most yards after the catch of any National Football League receiver.
Meanwhile, the Raiders, who had been alternating wins and losses in their mercurial season, lost to the Pittsburgh Steelers, 38-35, at the Heinz Field also last Sunday, via Yahoo Sports. “It’s something, I think, should’ve been done with this team for years now, but they’re making the change now and I think it’s going to be good for us”.
“I can’t fix what happened”.
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Defensive tackle Sharrif Floyd has missed the past three games with knee and ankle injuries before returning to practice this week. The Vikings defeated the Rams 21-18.
