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Yup. Just saw this:
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000949610/article/redskins-to-sign-rb-adrian-peterson
Redskins to sign veteran RB Adrian Peterson
By Chris Wesseling
Around the NFL Writer
Published: Aug. 20, 2018 at 02:38 p.m.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2018 at 02:48 p.m.
Adrian Peterson is returning to football for the first time since suffering a season-ending neck injury in mid-December.
After putting the four-time All-Pro through a tryout on Monday, the Washington Redskins are set to sign Peterson, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport and NFL Network's Mike Garafolo reported, via a source informed of the situation.
The Redskins suddenly find themselves short-handed in the backfield after losing Derrius Guice, Samaje Perine and Byron Marshall to injuries in the first two preseason games.
Although coach Jay Gruden initially ruled out the idea of importing a mercenary veteran when Guice went down, he realized he was facing dire straits with Perine and Marshall out and receiving specialist Chris Thompson still working his way back from a broken fibula.
When news broke Sunday of impending visits for the free-agent trio of Peterson, Jamaal Charles and Orleans Darkwa, Gruden emphasized that he's not looking for a starter. A slimmed-down Rob Kelley is locked in as the first-team tailback.
"We've had very [unlucky] situations with our running backs," Gruden explained. "If something else happens, we are going be really, really, really thin. We want to make sure we're covering all our bases right now."
An afterthought in free agency after the Cardinals released him in March, Peterson has a prime opportunity to climb the depth chart in Washington.
Although the former Vikings superstar averaged a paltry 3.4 yards per carry last season, he broke the 130-yard mark twice in six games as Arizona's bellcow. Behind a porous offensive line, he showed impressive burst, power, jump-cuts and breakaway speed as a runner.
"There's no doubt that Adrian still has some juice left in the tank, particularly from a run-skill standpoint," Cardinals general manager Steve Keim noted in February. "He still runs with a lot of anger and aggressiveness, and has the type of contact balance you look for in that position.
"But in today's day and age, we all know that you have to be able to catch the ball out of the backfield, you have to be able to do a lot of different things. So versatility is really a key."
Therein lies the rub. Reluctant to add Peterson as a complementary piece in a committee attack because his presence on the field too often telegraphs a running play, teams have begun to view Peterson as a one-dimensional power back best utilized in cases of emergency.
After training with the 33-year-old this summer, though, Redskins Pro Bowl tackle Trent Williams insists Peterson "hasn't slowed down a step."
"I don't understand the stigma when people get 31, 32, 33 -- they somehow just slow down," Williams said Sunday, via the Washington Times. "You don't. That's a gifted athlete, you know? He has a gift. Did Darrell Green ever lose his speed? He didn't. Some things are just always with you. It's you, it's your makeup, it's your DNA. ... So, no, he's the same athlete that you're used to seeing."
If Williams' scouting report proves to be credible, Kelley could end up losing his stranglehold on the lead-back role as the season plays out.
http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000949610/article/redskins-to-sign-rb-adrian-peterson
Redskins to sign veteran RB Adrian Peterson
By Chris Wesseling
Around the NFL Writer
Published: Aug. 20, 2018 at 02:38 p.m.
Updated: Aug. 20, 2018 at 02:48 p.m.
Adrian Peterson is returning to football for the first time since suffering a season-ending neck injury in mid-December.
After putting the four-time All-Pro through a tryout on Monday, the Washington Redskins are set to sign Peterson, NFL Network Insider Ian Rapoport and NFL Network's Mike Garafolo reported, via a source informed of the situation.
The Redskins suddenly find themselves short-handed in the backfield after losing Derrius Guice, Samaje Perine and Byron Marshall to injuries in the first two preseason games.
Although coach Jay Gruden initially ruled out the idea of importing a mercenary veteran when Guice went down, he realized he was facing dire straits with Perine and Marshall out and receiving specialist Chris Thompson still working his way back from a broken fibula.
When news broke Sunday of impending visits for the free-agent trio of Peterson, Jamaal Charles and Orleans Darkwa, Gruden emphasized that he's not looking for a starter. A slimmed-down Rob Kelley is locked in as the first-team tailback.
"We've had very [unlucky] situations with our running backs," Gruden explained. "If something else happens, we are going be really, really, really thin. We want to make sure we're covering all our bases right now."
An afterthought in free agency after the Cardinals released him in March, Peterson has a prime opportunity to climb the depth chart in Washington.
Although the former Vikings superstar averaged a paltry 3.4 yards per carry last season, he broke the 130-yard mark twice in six games as Arizona's bellcow. Behind a porous offensive line, he showed impressive burst, power, jump-cuts and breakaway speed as a runner.
"There's no doubt that Adrian still has some juice left in the tank, particularly from a run-skill standpoint," Cardinals general manager Steve Keim noted in February. "He still runs with a lot of anger and aggressiveness, and has the type of contact balance you look for in that position.
"But in today's day and age, we all know that you have to be able to catch the ball out of the backfield, you have to be able to do a lot of different things. So versatility is really a key."
Therein lies the rub. Reluctant to add Peterson as a complementary piece in a committee attack because his presence on the field too often telegraphs a running play, teams have begun to view Peterson as a one-dimensional power back best utilized in cases of emergency.
After training with the 33-year-old this summer, though, Redskins Pro Bowl tackle Trent Williams insists Peterson "hasn't slowed down a step."
"I don't understand the stigma when people get 31, 32, 33 -- they somehow just slow down," Williams said Sunday, via the Washington Times. "You don't. That's a gifted athlete, you know? He has a gift. Did Darrell Green ever lose his speed? He didn't. Some things are just always with you. It's you, it's your makeup, it's your DNA. ... So, no, he's the same athlete that you're used to seeing."
If Williams' scouting report proves to be credible, Kelley could end up losing his stranglehold on the lead-back role as the season plays out.
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Ah, fantasy.
Best test is olympic sprinters. Of the last 10 mens olympic 100 meters champs, 9 were under 30. Sort of tells me that running top speed is a young man's game. In some sports you can overcome the slowing down for a while by better knowledge of the other skills - but in the sport that is entirely sprint speed, there's a clear marker that you slow down as you age. Usain Bolt, arguably the greatest ever, won his 3rd title shortly before his 30th birthday with his slowest final time by a large margin, and then retired since he knew the writing was on the wall.
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AP picked up 56 yds on 11 carries against the Broncos tonight.
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https://www.kare11.com/article/news...rter-shannon-sharpe-how-dare-you/89-589045139
Adrian Peterson on criticism from Cris Carter, Shannon Sharpe: 'How dare you'
Peterson had a few choice words for the Hall of Famers-turned-TV hosts as he sat at his new stall in the Washington locker room this week.
Author: Jarrett Bell
That means you, Cris Carter. Ditto Shannon Sharpe.
Peterson had a few choice words for the Hall of Famers-turned-TV hosts as he sat at his new stall in the Washington locker room this week. It sounded a lot like motivational fuel, while surely flipping the notion that star athletes don’t pay attention to what’s said about them.
Carter and Sharpe, co-hosts for back-to-back morning shows on FS1, “First Things First” and “Undisputed,” praised Peterson effusively last season … yet have drawn his ire as more recently they have concluded that at 33, Peterson won’t dominate like he used to.
In Peterson’s mind, that’s in-your-face insult stuff.
“Watching some of the things they said about me, man, it really hurt me to the core,” Peterson told USA TODAY Sports. “Not only are they black men, but these are people I looked up to. And these are people that made mistakes, especially Cris Carter. So some of the things that came out of his mouth, not only personally, but about me as a player – aw, he’s washed up and this, that and the other, and he should just retire – how dare you.
“Then Shannon Sharpe, the same thing. He said some things and I’m just like, ‘Wow, I can’t believe that would come out of your mouth.’ I understand that people are entitled to their opinions. That’s the way of the world. But they are in a position where millions of people are watching them.”
Thus, a personal “hit list” for Peterson. Carter and Sharpe were the only critics mentioned by name by Peterson – unsigned until last week – when asked to whom he wants to prove a point.
“What I’m going to do when I ball out this year,” Peterson added, “I’m going to have all my fans … look up all the people who (said) something negative about me and put them on blast and prove that when they are on TV, they don’t know what they’re talking about.”
Sharpe and Carter, both contacted Wednesday by USA TODAY Sports, understand Peterson to a certain degree. Great players are just that, in part, due to determination and confidence.
“I get it,” Sharpe said. “I don’t take it personally. He forgets that Cris and I played the game. We sat in those seats as older players.”
Sharpe was 35 when he finished his 14-year career; Carter was 37 when he closed out a 16-year career by playing just five games with the Miami Dolphins in 2002.
“Did you see me in a Dolphins uniform?” Carter said. “I had no business playing that season. I wouldn’t have admitted it, either. These guys get so sensitive about everything. Adrian had better get over himself. We were all great. But at the end, we all smelled like a baby’s diaper.”
At least Peterson is positioned to issue a final statement on the field, with Washington in need after second-round rookie Derrius Guice blew out an ACL. During his preseason debut against the Denver Broncos last Friday, Peterson showed flashes of greatness with keen vision, explosion through holes, jump-cuts and acceleration. On the last of his 11 carries, he bolted off left tackle for a 15-yard gain on a fourth-and-1.
In a backfield that includes holdovers Rob Kelley, Samaje Perine and Chris Thompson, Peterson has the chance to be a lead back again.
Last year, Peterson’s move to the New Orleans Saints halted the emergence of Mark Ingram and rookie standout Alvin Kamara. He was averaging just 6.8 carries per game when traded to Arizona in October. The Cardinals needed him while scrambling to fill the void left with David Johnson’s season-ending wrist injury and Peterson started with a bang – producing 134 yards on 26 carries in his Week 6 debut, then rushing 37 times for 159 yards in Week 9. But he had clunkers in which he averaged 1.4 and 1.9 yards per carry, and he missed the final four games after suffering a neck injury.
Then came months of rehab, training and waiting for the phone to ring a job offer.
“I guess the injury kind of scared them,” he said of his extended time on the market. “Then it’s kind of like, ‘What have you done for me lately?’ “
Think Peterson considered hanging it up?
“If anything, I would have played in the Alliance League or something,” he said, referring to the spring league poised to debut in 2019, the Alliance of American Football. “Retirement was not one of my options.”
No, Peterson still loves the game that much, still wanting to prove something. Even thinks he can win another rushing title.
“I plan on it, he said. “I know that.”
Then, he gives an essential shoutout.
“A great offensive line is what I’m looking forward to the most,” declared Peterson of a unit that includes stud left tackle Trent Williams.
“I haven’t had a line in a long time. New Orleans had a good offensive line, but I really wasn’t able to get much time down there. But this line is top-notch. It’s going to give me something I haven’t seen since the beginning of my career.”
While Peterson has typically been more effective as the game wears on, Washington coach Jay Gruden is wary about overloading him.
“Early on, we don’t want to give him 30 carries a game,” Gruden said. “We want to ease him in a little bit. We have some other backs that can carry the ball. I think early on, give him 15 or 16 carries a game.”
In the past, it would have been foolish to count out Peterson. Remember 2012? He carried the Vikings to the playoffs and nearly broke Eric Dickerson’s single-season rushing record (2,105 yards) when he gained 2,097 yards – while coming off a torn ACL and MCL.
Yet it’s 2018 now. Questions will persist about how much greatness remains.
“You will have that spot game, when you remind people of how good you used to be,” Sharpe said. “But to do it on a continuous basis, I think that’s where the trouble will be for Adrian.”
While Sharpe can recall how much longer it took his body to recover from games as he aged, Peterson will have to prove just how special he can be in that regard with the wear and tear of 2,574 rushing attempts in 11 NFL seasons.
The odds are against him. Call it added motivation … or a grand delusion, pending further developments.
“Hey, you can live outside the box,” Peterson said. “You can do what people tell you that you can’t.”
One thing for certain. The challenge is on.
Adrian Peterson on criticism from Cris Carter, Shannon Sharpe: 'How dare you'
Peterson had a few choice words for the Hall of Famers-turned-TV hosts as he sat at his new stall in the Washington locker room this week.
Author: Jarrett Bell
That means you, Cris Carter. Ditto Shannon Sharpe.
Peterson had a few choice words for the Hall of Famers-turned-TV hosts as he sat at his new stall in the Washington locker room this week. It sounded a lot like motivational fuel, while surely flipping the notion that star athletes don’t pay attention to what’s said about them.
Carter and Sharpe, co-hosts for back-to-back morning shows on FS1, “First Things First” and “Undisputed,” praised Peterson effusively last season … yet have drawn his ire as more recently they have concluded that at 33, Peterson won’t dominate like he used to.
In Peterson’s mind, that’s in-your-face insult stuff.
“Watching some of the things they said about me, man, it really hurt me to the core,” Peterson told USA TODAY Sports. “Not only are they black men, but these are people I looked up to. And these are people that made mistakes, especially Cris Carter. So some of the things that came out of his mouth, not only personally, but about me as a player – aw, he’s washed up and this, that and the other, and he should just retire – how dare you.
“Then Shannon Sharpe, the same thing. He said some things and I’m just like, ‘Wow, I can’t believe that would come out of your mouth.’ I understand that people are entitled to their opinions. That’s the way of the world. But they are in a position where millions of people are watching them.”
Thus, a personal “hit list” for Peterson. Carter and Sharpe were the only critics mentioned by name by Peterson – unsigned until last week – when asked to whom he wants to prove a point.
“What I’m going to do when I ball out this year,” Peterson added, “I’m going to have all my fans … look up all the people who (said) something negative about me and put them on blast and prove that when they are on TV, they don’t know what they’re talking about.”
Sharpe and Carter, both contacted Wednesday by USA TODAY Sports, understand Peterson to a certain degree. Great players are just that, in part, due to determination and confidence.
“I get it,” Sharpe said. “I don’t take it personally. He forgets that Cris and I played the game. We sat in those seats as older players.”
Sharpe was 35 when he finished his 14-year career; Carter was 37 when he closed out a 16-year career by playing just five games with the Miami Dolphins in 2002.
“Did you see me in a Dolphins uniform?” Carter said. “I had no business playing that season. I wouldn’t have admitted it, either. These guys get so sensitive about everything. Adrian had better get over himself. We were all great. But at the end, we all smelled like a baby’s diaper.”
At least Peterson is positioned to issue a final statement on the field, with Washington in need after second-round rookie Derrius Guice blew out an ACL. During his preseason debut against the Denver Broncos last Friday, Peterson showed flashes of greatness with keen vision, explosion through holes, jump-cuts and acceleration. On the last of his 11 carries, he bolted off left tackle for a 15-yard gain on a fourth-and-1.
In a backfield that includes holdovers Rob Kelley, Samaje Perine and Chris Thompson, Peterson has the chance to be a lead back again.
Last year, Peterson’s move to the New Orleans Saints halted the emergence of Mark Ingram and rookie standout Alvin Kamara. He was averaging just 6.8 carries per game when traded to Arizona in October. The Cardinals needed him while scrambling to fill the void left with David Johnson’s season-ending wrist injury and Peterson started with a bang – producing 134 yards on 26 carries in his Week 6 debut, then rushing 37 times for 159 yards in Week 9. But he had clunkers in which he averaged 1.4 and 1.9 yards per carry, and he missed the final four games after suffering a neck injury.
Then came months of rehab, training and waiting for the phone to ring a job offer.
“I guess the injury kind of scared them,” he said of his extended time on the market. “Then it’s kind of like, ‘What have you done for me lately?’ “
Think Peterson considered hanging it up?
“If anything, I would have played in the Alliance League or something,” he said, referring to the spring league poised to debut in 2019, the Alliance of American Football. “Retirement was not one of my options.”
No, Peterson still loves the game that much, still wanting to prove something. Even thinks he can win another rushing title.
“I plan on it, he said. “I know that.”
Then, he gives an essential shoutout.
“A great offensive line is what I’m looking forward to the most,” declared Peterson of a unit that includes stud left tackle Trent Williams.
“I haven’t had a line in a long time. New Orleans had a good offensive line, but I really wasn’t able to get much time down there. But this line is top-notch. It’s going to give me something I haven’t seen since the beginning of my career.”
While Peterson has typically been more effective as the game wears on, Washington coach Jay Gruden is wary about overloading him.
“Early on, we don’t want to give him 30 carries a game,” Gruden said. “We want to ease him in a little bit. We have some other backs that can carry the ball. I think early on, give him 15 or 16 carries a game.”
In the past, it would have been foolish to count out Peterson. Remember 2012? He carried the Vikings to the playoffs and nearly broke Eric Dickerson’s single-season rushing record (2,105 yards) when he gained 2,097 yards – while coming off a torn ACL and MCL.
Yet it’s 2018 now. Questions will persist about how much greatness remains.
“You will have that spot game, when you remind people of how good you used to be,” Sharpe said. “But to do it on a continuous basis, I think that’s where the trouble will be for Adrian.”
While Sharpe can recall how much longer it took his body to recover from games as he aged, Peterson will have to prove just how special he can be in that regard with the wear and tear of 2,574 rushing attempts in 11 NFL seasons.
The odds are against him. Call it added motivation … or a grand delusion, pending further developments.
“Hey, you can live outside the box,” Peterson said. “You can do what people tell you that you can’t.”
One thing for certain. The challenge is on.
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I believe in AP!! Remeber that uear he tore his acl and came back like 8 months later and STILL ran away from defenses..... An on top of that he was limping the whole time. 1 play that comes into mind is when the vikes played the rams and AP broke off a 50+yd td and the guy was clearly limping and no one could catch him
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All day is at best half day now ..Peyton .. who i personally believe is one of the greatest QBs i have ever seen play was a shadow of his former self in his last year .. and AP is a running back .. time gets us all
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Looked good in that preseason game , still runs violently . Crazy to see how the game has changed so quick, not many backs like him left, most guys now have to catch the ball also .
He will show promise but no way he can sustain 16 games . Even if he is am athletic freak
He will show promise but no way he can sustain 16 games . Even if he is am athletic freak