The Minnesota Vikings may finally be coming to grips with reality. Star running back Adrian Peterson has been reinstated by the NFL and will not face further punishment, meaning he is eligible to participate in team activities right away. However, he is skipping the offseason program as a form of protest because he no longer wants to play for the team.
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The Vikings had previously insisted that they would not release or trade Peterson, but they now seem to have changed their tune, perhaps because they originally thought Peterson would relent from his trade request once he was reinstated and now realize that he will not. Regardless of the reason, Minnesota appears ready to entertain trade offers, and several teams are in the mix, according to CBS Sports.
The Vikings are reportedly looking for a starting cornerback and a first-round draft pick in exchange for Peterson, although many analysts think that there is no way that they will get that much for him.
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The teams that are in the running for the former MVP are the Cowboys, Cardinals, Falcons, Jaguars, Chargers, and Buccaneers.
The teams will have about a week and a half to get their offers together for the back, as Minnesota has said that they will not move Peterson after the draft.
A team source corroborated that story, saying, "If he's not traded by next week, they're going to keep him."
Peterson has said that his dream landing spot would be Dallas, but the Cowboys have been scouting a lot of running backs ahead of the draft. It would seem to make the most sense for Peterson to land with a contending team, which would make the Cowboys, Cardinals, and Chargers the frontrunners for him.
Still, any team that wants Peterson has to be willing to eat his nearly $13 million salary for each of the next three years, and that may be too high a price for some of the suitors.
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