Cornerback Xavier Rhodes had to practice Wednesday afternoon with the Vikings, but a good part of the rest of the day was spent checking on the condition of his friend Stedman Bailey.
Bailey, a St. Louis Rams wide receiver, was shot and critically wounded as he and four others sat in a car Tuesday night in Miami Gardens, Fla. Rhodes grew up with Bailey in Miami and has remained very close to him since the two entered the NFL in 2013.
"I just can't believe it," Rhodes told the Pioneer Press. "I just talked to him last week.