On Wednesday, the Vikings signed running back Ronnie Hillman, who was with the Broncos when they won the Super Bowl last season. Any team can win or lose on any given day. Surgery on the hip will end Kalil’s season and a streak of 66 consecutive games played that dates back four seasons.
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Jerick McKinnon will be the starting running back, and Matt Asiata will serve as the backup against the Carolina Panthers on Sunday.
Bradford completed 22 of 31 passes for 286 yards and two touchdowns, taking advantage of a defense that had loaded up to stop Peterson.
Brissett made his National Football League debut in relief of the injured Garoppolo last week and played well enough, completing two-third of his passes (6-of-9) for 94 yards, while helping the Patriots hold off the Dolphins, who rallied to make a 31-3 game into at 31-24 final.
WAYNES WORLD: The knee injury that kept Vikings cornerback Xavier Rhodes out of the first two games thrust Trae Waynes, the team’s first-round draft pick past year, into an elevated role.
Asked what impressed him the most about Bradford’s performance, Turner said, “His composure”. Peterson could have chosen a different path that would have allowed him to return earlier, but would have put his long-term future more at risk. Initial fears were that he tore his ACL. I think that’s the biggest thing, he’s going out each week, he’s done what we’ve asked him to do from a job and from a preparation stand point. “It’s not right for people to get killed in the street”.
Sherman’s message came after a pair of police shootings this week, one in Charlotte, N.C., another in Tulsa, Okla. After being examined on the sideline, Peterson hopped through a field-level club at the team’s new stadium toward the Vikings’ locker room and was later seen using crutches with a large black brace around the knee. During the unrest Wednesday night in Charlotte, windows were broken on the ground floor of the building tower where NASCAR offices occupy several floors.
Protests are anticipated on Sunday.
Browns wide receiver Corey Coleman broke his hand during Wednesday’s workout. This is another major blow this season for the Vikings, who lost starting quarterback Teddy Bridgewater to a season-ending knee injury on August 30th.
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Kalil struggled through the first two games at less than full strength. He was looking like the big-time playmaker the Browns envisioned he could be when they selected him No. 15 overall out of Baylor.
