MINNEAPOLIS -- Observed and heard in the locker room after the Minnesota Vikings' 13-9 win over the Chicago Bears at TCF Bank Stadium on Sunday:
Greenway's future: Linebacker Chad Greenway, who turns 32 next month, is entering the final year of his contract in 2015. He carries an $8.8 million salary-cap number into next season but has indicted he would be amenable to restructuring the deal, hinting as much again Sunday.
"I've always said, since day one, I want to finish as a Viking," Greenway said. "I'm going to try to do everything I can do to get that done. If they want me back, hopefully we'll find a way to get that done."
Thielen throws TD ball to fiancée: After he scored his first NFL touchdown as a receiver Sunday, Adam Thielen peeled off to his left and headed for the southwest corner of TCF Bank Stadium, where his fiancée Caitlin Graboski was seated. Thielen tossed the ball into the stands for his bride-to-be, who tweeted a picture of herself with the ball.
"She was up there a little ways. I don't know if I got it all the way up there," Thielen said. "She might have been fighting some people in the stands for it."
Zimmer emotional about Rhodes: After the game, cornerback Xavier Rhodes found coach Mike Zimmer and thanked the head coach for helping him improve in his second season. Rhodes effectively shut down receiver Alshon Jeffery on Sunday and showed signs of becoming a premier corner in the NFL. His development -- and his gratitude -- made Zimmer emotional when he talked about it after the game.
"Xavier came up to me and said, ‘Thanks for everything,’ helping him get good, you know?" Zimmer said. "He was just a big piece of clay, really, that had a ton of ability, and we’ve been able to -- [defensive backs coach] Jerry Gray’s done a great job with him, getting him to understand things."
