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RB Adrian Peterson may try and force his way out of Minnesota
Adrian Peterson believes he needs a fresh start with a NFL team. It some ways, that is an understandable reaction to what has gone on for the star running back, but he needs to fully realize he is in this position because of his own behavior, not anything his employer, the Minnesota Vikings, have done. The team has said they will not release him nor should they; it is their job to protect their asset and get fair market value for him if he does not wish to play out his contract there.
The team, Peterson, and his agent have had meetings likely trying to find a way to work out the situation, but Peterson’s public comments about those meetings have not been very productive. Those meetings have since ended, and there is no word yet if Peterson is demanding a trade. This will likely lead up to a hold out by Peterson until he is given an outright release or the Vikings find some value for him on the trading market.
Peterson’s displeasure with the team stems from being placed on the Commissioner exempt list and how the team handled his eventual suspensio, Will Brinson of CBSsports.com reported. He told the team he wants to play for Dallas, but he is signed to a massive contract that makes all of this that much harder to work out.
“We know Peterson is disgruntled, but he isn’t publicly saying why. It could be that he wants a new deal that gives him guaranteed money beyond 2015, something the contract he signed in 2011 will not provide him,” Matt Vensel wrote for The Minneapolis Star Tribune. “Peterson may have other issues, Or maybe he really does want out, as has been speculated by national media.”
“But the reality is he is under contract with the Vikings through 2017, and the team still plans on keeping him around this season. That’s why the reports a couple of days ago that said that Speilman told Dogra that Peterson will not be released should have been met with intense eye rolls,” he continued.
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