The Minnesota Vikings drafted safety Robert Blanton in the fifth round of the 2012 NFL Draft with hopes that he could start alongside Harrison Smith.

Things didn’t work out for Blanton during his time in Minnesota. He started 13 games in 2014, but he wasn’t very good and lost his starting spot the next season to Andrew Sendejo, a guy the team was trying to replace this offseason.

Blanton signed a one-year, $840,000 deal with the Bills this offseason. He only has three tackles in three games this season.

He tried to make that four on Sunday against the Patriots.

The problem was, it was before the game.

WHOA. Pregame shoving between the #Bills and #Patriots. Malcolm Mitchell and Robert Blanton getting things started. @News_8 pic.twitter.com/nbntMSK2hX — Prescott Rossi (@PrescottRossi) October 2, 2016

The man he is getting in a shoving match is Patriots rookie wide receiver Malcolm Mitchell.

The Vikings don’t play today, so we’re able to keep an eye on the rest of the NFL.

Our Terry Horstman made the joke, “it’s about time he showed some fight.”

Well played, Terry. Well played indeed.