The temperatures are heating up at Minnesota Vikings training camp in Mankato, and so too is the safety competition.
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2014 starter Robert Blanton was still the #1 guy opposite Harrison Smith when the Vikings took the field Sunday night for their preseason opener, and Blanton was running with the ones when the Vikes hit the practice field Thursday morning.
But Blanton quickly gave Mike Zimmer an excuse to yank him and Zimmer didn’t hesitate to pull the trigger. Antone Exum was the next guy in after Blanton’s glaring no-no.
Yikes, Blanton just bit BIG TIME on a Kaftka pump fake and Zimmer yanked him off the field.