Five days Rashaad Coward Jersey after landing on COVID-19 reserve, offensive lineman is in the hospital because of the disease, , initially taken to the emergency room Tuesday night while battling COVID symptoms. Coach Mike Zimmer acknowledged Wednesday that a vaccinated player was hospitalized after having "a hard time breathing," though Cronin reports the 30-year-old Dozier is currently in stable condition.Asked Wednesday if Dozier could've been hospitalized due to a reaction to the COVID vaccine, Zimmer clarified: "No, it Chaz Green Jersey was COVID. I'm not a doctor, but it was COVID pneumonia or something. ... He had a hard time Mark Gilbert Jersey breathing."A former full-time starter for the Vikings up front, Dozier was added to the reserve/COVID-19 list two days before Minnesota's Week 9 game against the . That came just one day after fellow lineman landed on Pat Freiermuth Jersey the list, and one day before safety was deactivated for Sunday's contest due to a positive COVID test. The Vikings are currently operating under the NFL's intensive protocols amid the spread, increasing COVID testing in the lead-up to Week 10. A former fourth-round pick of the , Dozier has been with the Vikings since 2019, starting all 16 games at left guard in 2020. He's spent all of 2021 on the practice squad and was reportedly a candidate for promotion John Leglue Jersey prior to his COVID diagnosis.