Now that Adrian Peterson has been reinstated by the NFL, the issue of whether or not he will play in Minnesota next season has come back to the forefront of the offseason conversation. The former MVP has said that he would like to be traded, and his agent is certainly trying to push Minnesota in that direction.
The team has relented a bit from its original stance that he would be on the team no matter what in 2015, and they now say that they are willing to listen to offers. It is thought that the Vikings will still try and keep Peterson if a deal is not made before the draft happens at the end of next week. Peterson's agent, Ben Dogra, did not help matters when he posted a confusing photo on his facebook page.
Game on!
Posted by Ben Dogra on Monday, April 20, 2015
The Buccaneers are one of the teams that is reportedly interested in Peterson, although the photo makes it seem like a deal has been reached, which is not the case.
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At the very least, the photo surely got Vikings fans riled up, and it is possible that the entire thing was meant to troll the Vikings and their fans. They are the same fan base that freaked out after Aaron Rodgers drank Grape Crush at a postgame press conference.
This is just the latest in a series of moves made by Dogra to try a facilitate a trade for Peterson, although it is unclear whether any of his efforts have succeeded (indeed, some argue that he is actually hurting the chances of a Peterson deal coming together).
For now, it looks like there are about a half-dozen teams that want AP, and they have just over a week to get a deal done.
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