Adrian Peterson wants to be a Cowboy

[erod]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/source...tructuring-to-facilitate-trade-232555914.html

While the Dallas Cowboys have been reported to be a Peterson favorite destination, the running back prefers five teams: the Arizona Cardinals, the Indianapolis Colts, the Cowboys, the San Diego Chargers and the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. That said, even if Peterson requested a trade, the Vikings could refuse and simply pay him the $12.75 million in base salary he's due in the 2015 season.

Peterson is willing to restructure his contract to be more cap friendly for Dallas and four other teams.

I don't see San Diego (cheap) or Tampa Bay (rebuilding) to be in the mix so much.

So it remains, which team is willing to offer the most to Minnesota for his rights.

 

[DBOY3141]

I'm guessing Tampa is in the mix because of his relationship with Leslie Frasier.

 

[Bowdown27]

I posted this yesterday. See other forum. W Stephen saying we want bargains idk how we work w ap

 

[Stash]

I'm guessing Tampa is in the mix because of his relationship with Leslie Frasier.

I'm guessing that there's no chance that Tampa is actually in the mix.

 

[Stash]

I posted this yesterday. See other forum. W Stephen saying we want bargains idk how we work w ap

It depends on if you would consider a running back the caliber of Adrian Peterson at a price of around $7 million per year a 'bargain'?

 

[RW31]

It seems like people forgot about this, it's not even being mentioned. In a phone call to Jerry Jones last season Adrian said he wants to play for the Cowboys, and Jerry said he'd love to make that happen. Now that he's available and willing to leave the Vikings, on top of Murray becoming a free agent, this just makes way too much sense to not somewho work out.

"Well, I understand, Adrian," Jones told Peterson during the call. "I'd like that, too ... Well, I love your story. I love your daddy's story. I've always respected what you've been about. I've always been a fan of yours. Well, we'll see what we can do, if we can make that happen."

"It was good talking to him," Jones said. "I'm a big admirer of him. We were talking about Texas. I really love his story, especially as to how it relates to his father. That's mostly what we talked about. Certainly, that was about it. It was after the George Strait concert. I think it was about an hour after the concert, so that was the atmosphere. "None whatsoever," Jones said when asked whether he was concerned the NFL could investigate him for tampering. "I understand the tampering thing, and you have to be an initiator.""

http://espn.go.com/espn/otl/story/_...n-tells-dallas-owner-jerry-jones-wants-cowboy

 

[JackOfNoTrades]

wow, how honorable that a troubled player, who will be north of 30 and sat all last season AND who's slated to make ridiculous money is willing to do pretty much what every contract now a days allows for automatically. There is hope for the world! Restructure, no....renegotiate, maybe. If he's cut, fine but I wouldn't be interested in any trade.

 

[MRV52]

7 mil is too high. Love to have him here but not for that price. Around 5 or 6 Mil would get it done.

 

[WoodysGirl]

San Diego is such a nice place to live. He should definitely go there.

 

[KDM256]

If Dallas could get Peterson to drop from 12 million to 8 Million per year would we jump on this?

Keep in mind reports/rumors that the Cowboys are offering Murray 7 million a year??

 

[Doomsday101]

If Dallas could get Peterson to drop from 12 million to 8 Million per year would we jump on this?

Keep in mind reports/rumors that the Cowboys are offering Murray 7 million a year??

No, only reason to get Peterson is the hometown deal people were talking about. Now the hometown deal is out the window and we find he is looking for the biggest pay day he can? Brings us back to over paying older players.

 

[ajk23az]

Oh give me a break. How he disciplines his children should not be advertised to the rest of the freakin' country. Back in my day, he would not be a "child abuser", rather a responsible adult who making sure his child knows right from wrong. Geez, people nowadays are so dang sensitive about everything...

Agreed. In no way would i call him a child abuser but the argument could be made that he went a tad too far.

 

[Bowdown27]

Only reason he got in trouble wa because of Ray rice. The league was going to discipline anyone after that blunder by goodell.

 

[WPBCowboysFan]

I grew up in rural east Texas, and yes, as a kid if I stepped out of line you better believe that I would be sitting uncomfortably the next couple days. And I turned out alright, so there's that.

I get that. I got my fair share of spankings as well. I went to private school and got paddled in the principals office every year except my senior year. But I never had bruised or battered doodads.

 

[WPBCowboysFan]

Only reason he got in trouble wa because of Ray rice. The league was going to discipline anyone after that blunder by goodell.

 

[khiladi]

I would actually liked to have seen what Norv Turner could have done with AP in the mix.

 

[Displaced Cowboy]

I'd have no problem signing him if Minnesota had no interest in retaining him and he hit free agency.

Given the plethora of options in free agency including our own in Murray I wouldn't be interested in giving up anything to acquire his rights even with the knowledge he would rework his deal.

 

[erod]

wow, how honorable that a troubled player, who will be north of 30 and sat all last season AND who's slated to make ridiculous money is willing to do pretty much what every contract now a days allows for automatically. There is hope for the world! Restructure, no....renegotiate, maybe. If he's cut, fine but I wouldn't be interested in any trade.

I agree with much of that. However, he's the best running back on the planet, and it's not even close. Being north of 30 doesn't matter with him. He's the exception to every rule.

The dude came back from ACL surgery in eight months and rushed for 2,000 yards. Incredible.

 

[Silver N Blue]

http://sports.yahoo.com/news/source...tructuring-to-facilitate-trade-232555914.html



Peterson is willing to restructure his contract to be more cap friendly for Dallas and four other teams.

I don't see San Diego (cheap) or Tampa Bay (rebuilding) to be in the mix so much.

So it remains, which team is willing to offer the most to Minnesota for his rights.

Now this is a new story...

 

[trickblue]

Unless he's released, he won't play here... Minnesota would take a half-eaten chicken sammich and a cup of cold soup for AP rather than trade him to Dallas...