Zimmer: Hit on Rodgers 'unfortunate,' but not dirty

Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer doesn't believe there was anything wrong with Minnesota linebacker Anthony Barr's hit on Aaron Rodgers, which may have ended the Green Bay Packers quarterback's season.

After Packers coach Mike McCarthy called the hit "totally unnecessary," Zimmer countered that, from his point of view, it's just football.

"We're playing football," Zimmer said Monday, according to ESPN's Courtney Cronin. "It's unfortunate that he got hurt but I think everything was above board.

"We're not a dirty football team. We'll never be a dirty football team as long as I'm here. We're going to play within the rules and sometimes things happen."

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Barr was not flagged on the hit as the quarterback was outside the pocket and he did not make contact with Rodgers' head.