According to the Chicago Tribune, Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice is reportedly looking to make $10 million per season in his next contract. The only running backs that make over $10 million a season are Adrian Peterson and Chris Johnson. Rice is not in the same league as either of those players. Running [...]
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Adrian Peterson says he’s 50-50 for training camp
As Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson continues to rehab from a torn ACL in 2011, he still plans on being ready for week one of the regular season. He told ESPN that he feels like he’ll be 50-50 once training camp rolls around. “To be honest with you I feel like 50-50. I feel [...]
READ MORE »Governor Dayton signs Vikings stadium bill
Amidst a crowd of both cheers and boos, earlier today, Minnesota Governor Mark Dayton signed into law a measure that will partially subsidize a new stadium for the Minnesota Vikings. Dayton’s signature marks the end of a long and sometimes contentious battle between the Vikings owners, Zygi Wilf and Mark Wilf, the Minnesota state legislature, [...]
READ MORE »Clint’s fantasy football preview: running backs
Here are my rankings for the top 25 running backs in fantasy football for 2012 1. Arian Foster, Houston Texans After Foster’s spectacular, out-of-nowhere campaign in 2010 (2,220 yards from scrimmage and 18 touchdowns), he followed it up with impressive numbers in 2011 (1,841 yards from scrimmage and 12 touchdowns) even after having missed a [...]
READ MORE »Vikings trainer not ready to say Adrian Peterson will be ready week one
Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson still plans on being ready to go week one of the upcoming regular season after tearing both his ACL and MCL back in December of last season. Vikings head athletic trainer Eric Sugarman isn’t ready to say he’ll Peterson will be ready to go for the first game of [...]
READ MORE »Christian Ponder had a big smile after the Vikings drafted Matt Kalil
Minnesota Vikings quarterback Christian Ponder was at the Metrodome draft party with running back Adrian Peterson and they were both very happy when they heard Matt Kalil’s named called when the Vikings selected him with the fourth overall pick in last week’s draft. “Both of us cracked a pretty big smile,” Ponder said. Ponder knows [...]
READ MORE »Adrian Peterson out ran his Vikings teammates
Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson was in town to rehab his knee at the team facility while his teammates were going through their workouts together. He saw his teammates doing wind sprints and thought they weren’t running hard enough, so he joined in and passed them four different times. “He was off to the side working [...]
READ MORE »Report: Matt Forte wants Adrian Peterson, Chris Johnson money
According to Jason Cole of Yahoo Sports, Chicago Bears running back Matt Forte is looking for a contract that will be very similar to what Chris Johnson and Adrian Peterson received from their respective teams. The Bears on the other hand only want to pay Forte as if he’s just an average running back. I [...]
READ MORE »Mike Mayock: Trent Richardson resembles Adrian Peterson
Mike Mayock of the NFL Network believes that Alabama running back Trent Richardson might be the best player in the draft, aside from the quarterback position. What’s really scary is that Richardson reminds Mayock of Adrian Peterson of the Vikings. “Richardson might be the best non-quarterback in the draft,” said Mayock per the Philadelphia Inquirer. [...]
READ MORE »Adrian Peterson so far on track to play week one
At the end of February, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson indicated that he plans on being ready to play in the first regular season game of the 2012 season, despite tearing both his ACL and MCL at the end of this past season. At this week’s NFL owners meetings, Vikings head coach Leslie Frazier [...]
READ MORE »Adrian Peterson plans on playing week one
Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson told the Dan Patrick show on Tuesday that he plans on being ready for week one of the 2012 regular season. “Right now my goal is to be back for the first regular-season game,” Peterson said. Peterson also reiterated that he plans on running and testing his knee out [...]
READ MORE »Ray Rice wants to make Adrian Peterson money
According to Peter King of SI.com, Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice is looking to get paid like Vikings running back Adrian Peterson. Last September Peterson signed a seven-year $100 million deal, which is way more then the Ravens are willing to pay Rice. King mentioned that the Ravens really want to re-sign Rice, but [...]
READ MORE »Adrian Peterson will start running Feb. 28th
According to Tim Yotter of VikingsUpdate.com, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson to KFAN radio in the Twin Cities that he’ll start running on February 28th. “I’m definitely making improvement. I’m starting to get my muscle tone and strength back into the legs,” Peterson told Paul Allen on KFAN. “I’m happy with the progress I’ve [...]
READ MORE »Adrian Peterson unwilling to pay to change his number
Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson was hoping to change his number from 28 to either 23 or 21, but it looks like he’s not willing to pay the price of $1 million. Peterson said the following on Twitter, “So here is the deal with the number change! So I received a call and I [...]
READ MORE »Adrian Peterson: “I’m going to come back better then before”
Just two weeks ago, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson underwent reconstructive knee surgery to replace his ACL and repair the MCL. Peterson’s goal right now is to be ready for week one of the 2012 regular season. “I’m not really stressing about anything,” Peterson said. “The goal is to, my personal goal, is to [...]
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