Right around the third (or even fourth) week of training camp for the Minnesota Vikings and other NFL teams is when things start to get a little more heated on the field.
We’re not talking about the blazing hot temperatures across the country or direct sunlight that has been beaming down on them for a majority of the past three weeks. But instead we’re referring to the temperament of the gentlemen in pads.
As the players become ornery, they want to hit someone that’s not wearing the same color shirt. The opportunity to do so is rare, but as the Washington Redskins and New York Jets demonstrated during a joint practice on Sunday, that chance to take a swing at an opponent can sometimes be too much to pass up.