He’s back. Adrian Peterson is on the field practicing with the Vikings this morning, the team announced. The Vikings now have a three-week window to evaluate how Peterson practices before deciding his status. He is now officially the team’s designated player to return from IR.
Peterson, the Vikes’ all-time leading rusher, has been recovering from a torn meniscus he suffered against the Packers in Week 2. He recently said that he would only return to the Vikings if they were in the playoff hunt and they kept their chances alive on Sunday with a win over the Jaguars.
As the Vikings make their playoff push, they could certainly use Peterson. The question is, which Peterson will they see on the field? Will it be the Peterson who was unstoppable down the stretch of the 2015 season, or will it be the very below-average Peterson that started the 2016 season with 31 carries for just 50 yards? It would be easy to doubt Peterson given how mediocre he looked early on in the year, but he has been counted out before and has always proved the doubters wrong.
The Vikings face the Colts this Sunday, but Peterson has said that he is eyeing the Green Bay game on Christmas Eve for his return.
For his career, the three-time NFL rushing champ and 2012 MVP has 11,725 yards and 97 rushing touchdowns on 2,412 carries (4.9 yards per carry).
yes!!
Old and slow? Yeah those old and slow guys generally lead the league in rushing like he did last year. You’re a buffoon.
Hopefully he will be released and can end his career with a chance for a ring
Lol old and slow?? Don’t know where you get the slow part from. Yes, the OL is horrible and we do need to invest an early pick into a RB for the future, but with the team still in the mix there is no way to say that Peterson will not be a substantial upgrade. Let’s see if you remember this.. how about when he came back from an ACL tear and ran for 2,096 yards, second most all-time in a season, in 2012? He is headed to Canton and I would not put anything past him
Should be heading to jail
good one
Why would you want to come back with line we have. Running backs we have now are good with healthy line. Trade him