Xavier Rhodes: Rhodes Closed For a stretch with the Minnesota Vikings, throwing to his side felt like a mistake. Press coverage at the line. Physical hands. The size and speed to stay glued to the league’s best receivers. Week after week he traveled with WR1s and shut the door. That’s where the phrase came from. Rhodes Closed. When he was in his prime, quarterbacks stopped testing him. Was peak Xavier Rhodes one of the most lockdown corners of the 2010s? 👇 #XavierRhodes #RhodesClosed #Vikings #NFL #Cornerback #Lockdown #NFLHighlights #FootballEdit (via userreliprod on TT)