REPORT: Vikings Doing All They Can To Dump Adrian Peterson, Multiple Teams Interested

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EDIT: http://vikingsterritory.com/2015/ge...ump-adrian-peterson-multiple-teams-interested

 

[WoodysGirl]

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Add link to OP, please..

 

[Idgit]

Added the link. The rumors are unsourced, though.

 

[Stash]

I just can't see the Vikings being able to trade him.

I think that Peterson would refuse to renegotiate his deal and miss an opportunity at free agency, to say nothing of the fact that it's clear to me where he wants to go.

 

[Idgit]

I just can't see the Vikings being able to trade him.

I think that Peterson would refuse to renegotiate his deal and miss an opportunity at free agency, to say nothing of the fact that it's clear to me where he wants to go.

Their fans think they're gonna get a first for him. Lol.

I think he gets cut or moved for a very low pick if this plays out the way the article speculates.

 

[Stash]

Their fans think they're gonna get a first for him. Lol.

I think he gets cut or moved for a very low pick if this plays out the way the article speculates.

Even for that low pick, he's got to agree to renegotiate a new deal with the receiving team. If it's not the Cowboys, I don't see him agreeing to do that. And if the Cowboys feel the same and know that he's inevitably out of Minnesota, there's no reason to give the Vikings a thing.

 

[Idgit]

Even for that low pick, he's got to agree to renegotiate a new deal with the receiving team. If it's not the Cowboys, I don't see him agreeing to do that. And if the Cowboys feel the same and know that he's inevitably out of Minnesota, there's no reason to give the Vikings a thing.

I agree. I think a cut is more likely than a trade.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

I agree. I think a cut is more likely than a trade.

Yep.

No team is going to take that contract.

 

[Idgit]

Yep.

No team is going to take that contract.

Thing is, if his reinstatement is overhanging the start of FA, that's a killer for AD's camp. I could see a team like, say, AZ who wanted AD considering a trade with the framework for a renegotiation worked out in advance. To keep him away from Dallas or other suitors. And I can see AD's camp agreeing to that if it got a deal done with a contender at whatever they think is a reasonable consideration for the next three years if the alternative is waiting for May for the Commissioner to finish making his weird example. That is, if I'm understanding AD's reinstatement predicament properly.

 

[locked&loaded]

Added the link. The rumors are unsourced, though.

Thank you.

Arif Hasan is well respected in NFL circles and very much so by Vikings fans.

That is, I don't doubt they are shopping him big time.

 

[Idgit]

Thank you.

Arif Hasan is well respected in NFL circles and very much so by Vikings fans.

That is, I don't doubt they are shopping him big time.

As a fun side note to this conversation, I can't tell you how much I enjoy Viking fan loathing at the prospect that we might reverse-Herschel them with AD: giving nothing, and signing the veteran RB by a team that's one player away from possibly winning the whole enchilada when they haven't yet won one. When some of them think they'll maybe net a #1 pick for the guy. That would be so much fun if it were to happen.

 

[big dog cowboy]

With a rich draft class at running back, a growing list of running backs hitting free agency and the generally agreed-upon devaluing of the NFL’s running game, it may be difficult to trade Adrian Peterson. Add to that the growing legal uncertainty of Peterson’s playing status, and the Vikings may have to settle for far less than they did last year.

I'm not sure who is in for a bigger surprise - the Vikings front office or their fan base.

 

[Stash]

Thing is, if his reinstatement is overhanging the start of FA, that's a killer for AD's camp. I could see a team like, say, AZ who wanted AD considering a trade with the framework for a renegotiation worked out in advance. To keep him away from Dallas or other suitors. And I can see AD's camp agreeing to that if it got a deal done with a contender at whatever they think is a reasonable consideration for the next three years if the alternative is waiting for May for the Commissioner to finish making his weird example. That is, if I'm understanding AD's reinstatement predicament properly.

I can't even see that. Peterson could simply use whatever numbers the Cards bring to him as the basis for his asking price when he's released. I don't see any way he passes up the opportunity for free agency and deciding where he goes. And if things are as bad as some have reported, I see no way he would do the Vikings any favors by agreeing to any trade.

 

[Idgit]

I can't even see that. Peterson could simply use whatever numbers the Cards bring to him as the basis for his asking price when he's released. I don't see any way he passes up the opportunity for free agency and deciding where he goes. And if things are as bad as some have reported, I see no way he would do the Vikings any favors by agreeing to any trade.

Well, if the Vikes can hold onto him until after the first FA run is made, and the commissioner can wait on ruling on his availability until sometime in mid-April-May, that changes the FA outlook for AD considerably. In that case, if he really wants out of MIN, his best bet might be a trade and renegotiation before the May ruling in order to lock in a job on a contender rather than waiting until the rush is over and hitting the VFA market with a suspension still hanging over his head. Especially if Dallas (and others) uses that time in April to decide what they're doing with Murray or to draft a potential replacement at RB.

 

[Stash]

Well, if the Vikes can hold onto him until after the first FA run is made, and the commissioner can wait on ruling on his availability until sometime in mid-April-May, that changes the FA outlook for AD considerably. In that case, if he really wants out of MIN, his best bet might be a trade and renegotiation before the May ruling in order to lock in a job on a contender rather than waiting until the rush is over and hitting the VFA market with a suspension still hanging over his head. Especially if Dallas (and others) uses that time in April to decide what they're doing with Murray or to draft a potential replacement at RB.

Yeah, but can you see a team trading for him while his status with the league is still uncertain?

I would expect his camp to be screaming for an expedited hearing on the league's most recent (and ridiculous!) appeal so that he could have his situation resolved by the start of free agency on March 10th.

 

[Idgit]

Yeah, but can you see a team trading for him while his status with the league is still uncertain?

I would expect his camp to be screaming for an expedited hearing on the league's most recent (and ridiculous!) appeal so that he could have his situation resolved by the start of free agency on March 10th.

Yeah, no, I can't.

The league is screwing AD so badly with how they've handled this, and I don't know why. It's just stupid. If I were a Vikes fan, I'd be so ticked off by it. And now it's affecting what RB-hungry teams might do in FA.

Nothing is going to change re the material facts of AD's situation between now and mid-April. The Commissioner is apparently just being vindictive here for some reason. He should just be ruling on the situation so that his clubs can decide what they want to do in order to put the best possible product on the field. Having 2-3 teams guessing as to a superstar's availability heading into the draft and the start of VFA helps nobody.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

The only way I can see a trade happening if is Minnesota agrees to pick up part of the contract. No team in their right mine would trade for the entire contract IMO.

 

[Stash]

Yeah, no, I can't.

The league is screwing AD so badly with how they've handled this, and I don't know why. It's just stupid. If I were a Vikes fan, I'd be so ticked off by it. And now it's affecting what RB-hungry teams might do in FA.

It's beyond ridiculous, and clearly looks like a power trip by the Commissioner's office. Especially after they were effectively and publicly scolded with Judge Doty's latest ruling. And the fact that they had the nerve to try to appeal the decision just further embarrasses both them and the league.

Nothing is going to change re the material facts of AD's situation between now and mid-April. The Commissioner is apparently just being vindictive here for some reason. He should just be ruling on the situation so that his clubs can decide what they want to do in order to put the best possible product on the field. Having 2-3 teams guessing as to a superstar's availability heading into the draft and the start of VFA helps nobody.

I think he's being vindictive because Peterson dared to stand him up on that 'date invite' to sit down for a meeting. It's nothing more than an ego thing for him now. "How dare a player defy me!"

All of this goes back to the Ray Rice fiasco and how badly Goodell bungled that decision. And now they're following up one mistake with multiple others.

 

[jterrell]

Goodell definitely needs to be balefired out of existence.
His decision-making is one long black eye and he makes more than most TEAMS profit per year.

It's not like he needs the job so it seems the NFL owners are gonna keep him and use him as a negotiating tactic. We'll remove him for this or that concessions... crazy.

 

[WPBCowboysFan]

It's beyond ridiculous, and clearly looks like a power trip by the Commissioner's office. Especially after they were effectively and publicly scolded with Judge Doty's latest ruling. And the fact that they had the nerve to try to appeal the decision just further embarrasses both them and the league.



I think he's being vindictive because Peterson dared to stand him up on that 'date invite' to sit down for a meeting. It's nothing more than an ego thing for him now. "How dare a player defy me!"

All of this goes back to the Ray Rice fiasco and how badly Goodell bungled that decision. And now they're following up one mistake with multiple others.

Goodell has been embarrassment for a while now. You have to wonder when the owners say enough is enough.