Running back Adrian Peterson was fined $5,000 for unnecessarily grabbing the facemask of Bears linebacker Hunter Hillenmeyer in the Vikings' victory over the Bears last Sunday. Hillenmeyer is the same guy who forced both of Peterson's fumbles in the game.
Peterson fined $5,000 by NFL
The Vikings running back fumbled twice last Sunday and also took a penalty for grabbing a facemask. Now, he will have to write a check for that infraction.
By judd zulgad
December 4, 2009 at 9:43PM
If you watch Peterson's second fumble in the third quarter -- a play on which the Vikings retained the ball after they challenged the initial call that the Bears had recovered -- you can see Peterson grabbing Hillenmeyer's facemask as the linebacker goes for the strip. It wouldn't have been surprising if the Bears had complained about that because three plays later Peterson received the 15-yard penalty for again clutching Hillenmeyer's facemask.
As for the Arizona injury report, quarterback Kurt Warner was listed as questionablefor Sunday's game against the Vikings. Warner missed last weekend's game at Tennessee because of a concussion after a late decision was made that he could not play.
Warner and Matt Leinart were splitting reps this week and coach Ken Whisenhunt has said he won't make a decision on who will start until Sunday.
Cardinals left tackle Mike Gandy (pelvis) and tight end Stephen Spach (knee) are listed as doubtful. Gandy isn't expected to play, meaning Vikings Pro Bowl end Jared Allen is likely to be matched up against veteran Jeremy Bridges. Bridges is listed as the Cardinals backup left guard and has never started at left tackle.
Listed as questionable for the Cardinals are running back Tim Hightower (thumb); cornerback Bryant McFadden (knee); defensive end Kenny Iwebema (thumb); kicker Neil Rackers (right groin); and linebacker Karlos Dansby (shoulder).
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Mike Conley was in Minneapolis, where he sounded the Gjallarhorn at the Vikings game, on Sunday during the robbery.
