After seven seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, cornerback Xavier Rhodes is now a member of the Indianapolis Colts.
Rhodes’ run in Minnesota was mostly successful, making three Pro Bowls while being named to the 2017 All-Pro team.
However, 2018 and 2019 weren’t as kind to Rhodes and both sides decided to move on this summer.
The Vikings will go up against Rhodes and the Colts on Sunday.
While things didn’t end in Minnesota the way both sides probably would have liked, Vikings coach Mike Zimmer has nothing but love for Rhodes.
Mike Zimmer on Xavier Rhodes: "He's a great kid. I love him. But I hope he doesn't play well against us."
— jimayello (@jimayello) September 16, 2020
We tend to think of Zimmer as this grumpy old man, but he is a coach who cares about his players. This is another example of that.
Rhodes started in Week 1 for the Colts against the Jaguars. Rhodes didn’t have a great game. He played 43 snaps and finished with a Pro Football Focus grade of 48, just a 0.1 improvement from last year’s score (which was a career-low) with the Vikings.
We’ll see if the Vikings try to expose him on Sunday.