Vikings Fight: Chester Taylor-Erasmus James

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Sean Jensen of the St. Paul Pioneer Press reports on the Vikings Now blog that two Minnesota Vikings players, running back Chester Taylor and defensive end Erasmus James, got into a fight after practice on Wednesday. No one is saying what started the fight, but Jensen offers this report , citing four members of the team:

James landed at least one punch before the two were separated, and their scrap prompted head coach Brad Childress to call an immediate team meeting.

Following the afternoon practice, players usually clean up quickly then head into position meetings before they are allowed to leave the facility. But Childress called the team together to bolster the need for them to remain focused on finishing the season strong, taking care of
one another and leaving any differences on the field.

By Thursday, though, emotions had dissipated, and players were joking about the incident.

“It was no big deal,” one member of the team said.

Interestingly, though, James surfaced on the Vikings injury report Thursday, and he was limited in practice. His ailing body part: his shoulder.

Hmm. A shoulder injury is definitely something that can happen to a guy who has thrown a punch. For the record, the Vikings roster lists James as 6-foot-4, 266 pounds and Taylor as 5-foot-11, 213 pounds.

Hat tip: Pro Football Talk.

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