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Vikings GM expects Adrian Peterson to return to Minnesota; do Cowboys have a chance?
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Adrian Peterson has been talked about as a candidate to come to the Cowboys should they not re-sign DeMarco Murray
But Minnesota general manager Rick Spielman said Wednesday he expects the suspended running back to be back with the Vikings next season, he told the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Vikings owner and president Mark Wilf and chief operating officer Kevin Warren said last week they would welcome Peterson back.
“We expect Adrian Peterson to be part of our football team,’’ Spielman said.
Peterson played one game with the Vikings last season. In September, news surfaced that Peterson whipped his 4-year-old son with a switch — a tree branch stripped of its leaves and twigs — leaving the boy, who lives with his mother in Minnesota but was on a visit to Texas, with bruises and scars for days. A Twin Cities doctor who saw the boy’s injuries contacted authorities. A Texas grand jury indicted him Sept. 12 on a felony charge of injury to a child.
In November, the NFL suspended him following Peterson’s no contest plea to a misdemeanor charge of reckless assault. His minimum five-month suspension lasts until at least April 15, provided he fulfills requirements set by Goodell such as complete counseling, therapy and possible community service.
Of course, there is the matter of Peterson’s contract, which may end up being the final hurdle — and it would be a tall one to clear — if Peterson is to resume his career with the Vikings. The 29-year-old is schedule to make $12.75 million in base salary with a salary cap hit of $15.4 million.
Asked if it was realistic to expect Peterson to play on his current deal, Warren declined comment.
ESPN's Adam Schefter reported last week: By my count, at least a half-dozen teams have done some background work on Peterson in the event he becomes available, per league sources. Makes sense, too. Both the Seahawks and Patriots have proved that running the football is key to winning championships. There will be a team, maybe even the Dallas Cowboys, that wants to make Peterson the centerpiece of its offensive attack next season. But (to put it in injury terms) Peterson is questionable for Minnesota, probable for somewhere else.
Before the 2014 season began and Peterson's legal troubles surfaced, a stir was caused when the Vikings star running back had a casual conversation with Jerry Jones about possibly finishing his career as a Cowboy. A statement from Peterson, saying he would love to retire as a Viking, soon followed.
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Adrian Peterson has been talked about as a candidate to come to the Cowboys should they not re-sign DeMarco Murray
But Minnesota general manager Rick Spielman said Wednesday he expects the suspended running back to be back with the Vikings next season, he told the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
Vikings owner and president Mark Wilf and chief operating officer Kevin Warren said last week they would welcome Peterson back.
“We expect Adrian Peterson to be part of our football team,’’ Spielman said.
Peterson played one game with the Vikings last season. In September, news surfaced that Peterson whipped his 4-year-old son with a switch — a tree branch stripped of its leaves and twigs — leaving the boy, who lives with his mother in Minnesota but was on a visit to Texas, with bruises and scars for days. A Twin Cities doctor who saw the boy’s injuries contacted authorities. A Texas grand jury indicted him Sept. 12 on a felony charge of injury to a child.
In November, the NFL suspended him following Peterson’s no contest plea to a misdemeanor charge of reckless assault. His minimum five-month suspension lasts until at least April 15, provided he fulfills requirements set by Goodell such as complete counseling, therapy and possible community service.
Of course, there is the matter of Peterson’s contract, which may end up being the final hurdle — and it would be a tall one to clear — if Peterson is to resume his career with the Vikings. The 29-year-old is schedule to make $12.75 million in base salary with a salary cap hit of $15.4 million.
Asked if it was realistic to expect Peterson to play on his current deal, Warren declined comment.
ESPN's Adam Schefter reported last week: By my count, at least a half-dozen teams have done some background work on Peterson in the event he becomes available, per league sources. Makes sense, too. Both the Seahawks and Patriots have proved that running the football is key to winning championships. There will be a team, maybe even the Dallas Cowboys, that wants to make Peterson the centerpiece of its offensive attack next season. But (to put it in injury terms) Peterson is questionable for Minnesota, probable for somewhere else.
Before the 2014 season began and Peterson's legal troubles surfaced, a stir was caused when the Vikings star running back had a casual conversation with Jerry Jones about possibly finishing his career as a Cowboy. A statement from Peterson, saying he would love to retire as a Viking, soon followed.
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