The cornerback has been Minnesota’s punt returner the past five seasons and is happy to give pointers to his former college teammate.
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“We communicate, ” Fusco said.
In a best-case scenario, Andy “Ginga Ninja” Dalton tries to squeeze a third-down pass in Waynes’ direction if he plays Friday and Waynes could have made a play, given the “Oh, Hell No!” reaction qualities defensive backs do and head to the sidelines with a 1-0 lead over Newman.
Patterson said he feels great and still has a lot to prove going into his fourth year in the league.
You can bet it won’t, or else Zimmer wouldn’t have brought the Vikings and Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis wouldn’t have invited him. “He’s got quickness on the break. I think he’s matured quite a bit, and I think he’s got a lot of good football left in him”.
Stoudermire, 26, credits Sherels, 28, for helping him make the transition to the NFL.
“Just going against someone different helps”, Peterson said. “I just hope it’s all legal”, guard Alex Boone said with a laugh. “He doesn’t talk that much, but he does everything the right way”. The Bengals do have some holes they need to address and will likely use this game here as a step to finding those replacement and as such I think they have the edge here against the Vikings who seem like they’re a little more certain with their starters.
“He told us, ‘Let’s just have a clean practice, ‘ ” said Minnesota linebacker Emmanuel Lamur, who played the previous four years with the Bengals.
Now, the Vikings are looking ahead to an exhibition against the Bengals and a new season in a new stadium. We’ll get our first look at some of these two teams’ top rookies and have a chance to gauge where some of the hardest-fought positional battles now sit. As well as, safety Andrew Sendejo who is now listed as the starting safety opposite of Harrison Smith.
In the secondary, 2015 first-round draft pick Trae Waynes will get an opportunity to start Friday night as 37-year-old Terence Newman recovers from an undisclosed injury that surfaced over the weekend.
Vikings Superfan John Haedt said, “Today we got up early, and went to the Vikings, got front row seats; we got to watch the players up close. But I’ve got to change mine, too”.
CORE VALUES: And then there are competitions like the one between rookie wide receivers Cody Core of the Bengals and Laquon Treadwell of the Vikings.
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“I love the way he positions his body, making himself better able to catch the ball”, Peterson said. They have some agile guys. I thought that was good. “Guys are working hard on both sides of the ball”. His only interception came in the Vikings’ postseason loss to Seattle.
