Vikings right defensive end Everson Griffen is tied for fourth in the NFL with four sacks, and he doesn’t give the impression he will be slowed any against the Detroit Lions.

On Wednesday, Griffen was unflattering in his assessment of Lions left tackle Greg Robinson. The two will test one another Sunday at U.S. Bank Stadium.

“To be quite honest, he’s kind of lazy,” Griffen said. “He’s lazy. He gets beat on the inside. I think the biggest thing is he’s got got to complete more. Yeah, he’s pretty lazy.

“I feel the rest of the offensive line, they do pretty well, but to me he’s pretty lazy.”

Griffen has at least one sack in each of Minnesota’s three games and is rated by Pro Football Focus as the 11th-best edge rusher in the NFL. Robinson is rated as the No. 71 tackle out of 72.

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Decker replaced Riley Reiff at left tackle last season, with Reiff moving to the right side. Reiff, who played for the Lions from 2012-16, last March signed a five-year, $58.75 million deal to be Minnesota’s left tackle.

“Riley (is) maybe one of the best men I’ve ever been around,” Lions coach Jim Caldwell said. “Tremendous person. Loved working with him through the years. I’m not certain you’ll find a tougher guy mentally and physically. Just one of my all-time favorites.”

RHODES VS. EVANS PART II

Vikings cornerback Xavier Rhodes and Tampa Bay receiver Mike Evans are still going at it.

The two jawed at one another during the Vikings’ 34-17 win on Sunday, and Rhodes was assessed a taunting penalty. On Wednesday, Evans responded to a tweet by NFL.com that read “Rhodes closed” and had a picture listing receivers he has slowed.

“Rhodes were open for me. Film don’t lie,” wrote Evans, who had five catches for 53 yards.

Rhodes was asked for his response.

“If he says film don’t lie, we’ll have to watch it,” Rhodes said.

Rhodes was uncertain of Evans’ intent.

“I think it was just all jokes,” he said. “I don’t know what it was about, the whole thing was about, with him. But I did my job. I did what I needed to do and we got the win at the end of the day.”

WAYNES’ PROGRESS

Head coach Mike Zimmer was pleased with cornerback Trae Waynes’ showing Sunday said there is still work to be done.

Bouncing back from a tough outing in a 26-9 loss at Pittsburgh, Waynes was rated by Pro Football Focus as Minnesota’s highest-rated defensive player against the Buccaneers. He had an interception in the second quarter.

“Trae seems to be getting better all the time,” Zimmer said. “I think he’s starting to develop more confidence. There’s still things he needs to work on, but he’s got such great athletic ability that he just needs to continue to use it and sometimes he overthinks a little bit. Just go out and play.”

BRIEFLY

Minnesota receiver Adam Thielen hopes to meet Ahmad Rashad and Michael Jordan on Sunday when Rashad is inducted into the Vikings’ Ring of Honor. Rashad said his good friend Jordan will attend. “Is there anybody that wasn’t a fan of (Jordan) growing up?” Thielen said. “It’d be cool to meet him.” … Vikings defensive end Stephen Weatherly sat out practice Wednesday due to illness.