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Griffen Has Hurt Feelings After Vikings Coach Zimmer Called Him ‘Good Player’

DETROIT (AP) — Everson Griffen’s debut with the Detroit Lions will come against a former team.

It’s fair to say he’s ready.

“I’m excited to be here,” Griffen said Thursday. “It’s going to be fun on Sunday. I’m going to come out and be a great player, and I’m going to come out and dominate, and I’m going to come out and do that. Because I’m just a good player, right? All right. All right.”

That last part of that comment was said with dripping sarcasm. Earlier this week, Minnesota coach Mike Zimmer said of Griffen: “Everson was a good player for us.