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TORONTO -- Toronto FC fans werent the only ones wondering why Dwayne De Rosario had been left out in the cold for much of this MLS season. Tom Rathman Jersey . The 36-year-old attacking midfielder was also wondering what he had done wrong. Asked whether he had ever got an explanation from former manager Ryan Nelsen on why he wasnt playing, De Rosario replied: "No, not really." "When I did speak to the coach, it was all (Youre) doing well, long season," De Rosario said Monday after training with the national team. "Thats what made me more frustrated because as a player, as a senior player, you just like things straightforward. I wasnt getting any response in that direction." DeRo started three of Torontos first five league games. The former MLS MVP did not get his next start until Saturday, Torontos 26th game of the season. That latest start was at the behest of Greg Vanney, who replaced Nelsen as manager on Aug. 31. Vanney wasted little time calling De Rosario, who was in camp with the Canadian team, after the coaching change. "That was huge from a coaching standpoint," De Rosario said. And when De Rosario left the Canadian camp early Friday to play for Toronto against the Philadelphia Union the next day, he sat down with Vanney and heard how the new coach saw him fitting him into his plan. "That was another positive," De Rosario said. "Hopefully we can keep those lines (of communication) open because whether Im a starter or coming off the bench, I still think I have a lot to offer in terms of information about other teams playing in the league so long . . . I know what it takes to win in this league. "Right not were lacking a little bit of the mentality part of it. You can see with the goals that we let in. And its very important that we battle in Chicago the next game coming up and grind out a result and build off of that confidence and steam forward." De Rosario is a 14-year MLS veteran with 336 appearances in the league with five different teams. When asked about De Rosario, Nelsen always cited him as a model pro who was helping younger teammates at practice and in the locker-room. But he said it was hard getting game time with Nigerian international Bright Dike and former English Premier League forward Luke Moore vying with De Rosario to get playing time behind Jermain Defoe and Brazils Gilberto. That has led to speculation that De Rosarios re-signing with the team was GM Tim Bezbatchenkos idea and not Nelsens. De Rosario said his sole focus, after Canadas friendly Tuesday against Jamaica, is to get TFC into the playoffs. Toronto (9-11-6) slipped from fourth to seventh in the Eastern Conference standings on the weekend after losing 2-0 to Philadelphia and seeing rivals post wins. Toronto has lost three straight, all by shutout, and only won three of its last 15 games (3-7-5), dropping 31 of 45 possible points during that run. Vanneys team has eight games remaining in its bid for a first every trip to the playoffs. The top five teams in each conference advance to the post-season Robbie Gould Jersey . -- The Chiefs have signed seven players to reserve/future contracts, including running back Joe McKnight, a former fourth-round pick of the New York Jets. Mark Nzeocha Jersey .A. Happ capped a challenging season with one of his best efforts of the year. https://www.49ersjerseysale.com/1442l-o-j-simpson-jersey-49ers.html . She still remembers the massive roar of the home crowd when the Canadians walked out on the pitch before 47,784 fans at Commonwealth Stadium in 2002. Lang expects a similar reception for the Canadian team as the host nation at this years tournament, which begins Tuesday.MINNEAPOLIS - The Washington Redskins were coming off of a surprising victory over Dallas and had franchise quarterback Robert Griffin III back in the huddle for the first time in seven games, momentum seemingly at their backs with a bye week looming.All that momentum came to a crashing halt before the team even reached the stadium to play the Minnesota Vikings on Sunday, when two team busses collided on an exit ramp and left those involved shaken.Griffins solid return to the starting lineup was overshadowed by the pregame crash, a robust protest of the Redskins nickname and a resilient Teddy Bridgewater in the Vikings 29-26 victory.Guys fought really, really hard. But we know how bad we need wins right now and we didnt do it today, said Griffin, who completed 18 of 28 passes for 251 yards with a touchdown and an interception. I have to play better for that to happen, regardless of any box score, any stats. I know I can play better. I know we can play better. And were going to do that after this bye week.Bridgewater got off to a poor start, missing several wide open receivers deep down the field. But the rookie threw a touchdown pass in the final minute of the first half and made four first-down throws on the go-ahead drive in the fourth quarter to help deliver a much-needed win for the Vikings (4-5).Bridgewater completed 26 of 42 passes for 268 yards, Matt Asiata ran for three touchdowns and the Vikings sacked Griffin five times while rallying from deficits of 10-0, 20-14 and 26-21.Im extremely proud of our guys the way they fought, Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said. They handled an awful lot of adversity throughout the ball game. I felt like our team grew up today in a lot of different ways because they could have folded the tents early.Griffin, who had not played in more than six games because of a dislocated left ankle, was on an early bus to TCF Bank Stadium when it rear-ended a bus carrying Redskins coaches and staff. The collision shattered the second bus windshield and almost sent the first bus careening over a guard rail.We saw the bus hit the bus and we both thought we were going to fly out the (windshield), Griffin said. Everybody got a little bit of whiplash, I believe.Griffiin shook it off and completed his first six passes of the game, helping the Redskins take a 10-0 lead. Ricky Watters Jersey. But a costly interception just before halftime set up Bridgewaters 20-yard touchdown pass to Chase Ford that got the Vikings offence going.Bridgewater engineered two touchdown drives over 70 yards in the fourth quarter, the last ending with a plunge from Asiata with 3:27 to go that dropped the Redskins to 3-6.NICKNAME PROTEST: Organizers estimated the crowd around 5,000. The event began with a march through the University of Minnesota campus to the stadium, where Native American leaders, local politicians, former sports stars and other speakers voiced their disdain for Redskins owner Dan Snyder and his refusal to change the nickname theyve derided as derogatory and racist.REDSKINS Defence: After sacking Tony Romo five times in the win over Dallas last week, the Redskins got to Bridgewater just twice. They also blew several coverages in the secondary, leading to wide open receivers running free. That was unacceptable football, coach Jay Gruden said.DIVIDED LOCKER ROOM?: A report by ESPN before the game cited anonymous sources in saying that Griffin alienated some teammates and also the decision to start him came from Snyder and not Gruden. The coach vehemently denied those reports, calling them amateurish and fiction.CHASING TDS: The Vikings offence had been without Adrian Peterson since the first game of the season while he addresses child abuse charges in Texas and took another huge hit when tight end Kyle Rudolph was lost for six to eight weeks with sports hernia surgery. But little-known Chase Ford has filled in admirably for Rudolph, and he had five catches for 66 yards, including a 20-yard touchdown against Washington.VINTAGE RG3: Some questioned Grudens decision to go back to Griffin after Colt McCoy helped the Redskins win two straight games. But on the first series, Griffin showed everyone why hes the franchise quarterback. On third-and-7, he spun out of a sack by Chad Greenway, eluded Everson Griffen, rolled to his left and hit Roy Helu Jr. for 24 yards and a first down.___AP NFL websites: http://www.pro32.ap.org and http://www.twitter.com/AP_NFL ' ' '