In a report that should surprise nobody, Adrian Peterson still wants to leave Minnesota. I really thought that this drama was going to end at the NFL draft, but I guess I was wrong. Adrian and his agent are playing hardball with the Vikings even though they have little to no leverage. All Day is going to hold out of OTA's, and potentially lose $250K if he misses over 90% of them. What are you doing Adrian? Is there a chance Minnesota trades Peterson? Of course, there's always a chance. Is it likely? Hell no. Minnesota holds all the leverage here. If Peterson wants to not play, then he just saves the Vikings over $12 million. Maybe they could get a 2nd round pick for him, or maybe they could get a small asset, but that's it. Peterson isn't in a position of power because very few teams want to pay a running back $12+ million per year.
This is how I can see this playing out...
1. Adrian Peterson returns to OTA's and stops this bullshit because he isn't going to get traded.
99.999% likelihood of happening.
2. Adrian Peterson retires because the Vikings aren't going to trade him.
0.0005% likelihood of happening.
3. Adrian Peterson gets traded.
0.0005% likelihood of happening.
I'm not going to say the last two situations are definitely not going to happen because it's the NFL, but come on now. They aren't going to happen. Adrian Peterson gets $12.75 million guaranteed if he shows up to the first game. He is playing for the Vikings this season, and he should go into it with a better attitude than he currently is showing because this Vikings team will be good.
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