Vikings' Mike Zimmer says Adrian Peterson 'not going to play for anybody else', Vikings drillmaster Mike Zimmer fabricated bright Wednesday area he stands on annoyed active aback Adrian Peterson.
"Adrian, he's absolutely got two choices," Zimmer said afterwards the additional day of organized aggregation activities. "He can either play for us or he cannot play. He's not traveling to play for anybody else. That's just the way it's traveling to be."
Although the Vikings acquire again declared they will not barter Peterson, Zimmer's comments Wednesday were the arch yet by any aggregation official.
Peterson absent 15 amateur endure division afterwards a abomination adolescent corruption allegation and feels the Vikings didn't do abundant to get him aback on the field. He and his camp, decidedly abettor Ben Dogra, acquire all but about accepted for a trade.That will amount him a $250,000 conditioning bonus. If Peterson doesn't appearance up for binding minicamp June 16-18, the aggregation could accomplished him up to $72,920.
Zimmer said he's "not concerned" about Peterson missing offseason workouts.
"I don't apperceive if he's coming," he said. "He's absent a lot of OTAs over the advance of his career. I'm not afraid about it. I acquire 89 guys out actuality that I'm apprenticeship and aggravating to get better. It is what it is."
Zimmer said he has talked to Peterson aback he and accepted administrator Rick Spielman visited him March 4 at his Houston-area home but not "recently."
Peterson has three years and $44.25 actor larboard on his contract, none of it guaranteed. He has been bare for comment, but a antecedent abutting to Peterson said this week, "In abounding agency Minnesota is a baneful environment" that would be "tough to go aback to."
Still, the active aback has little leverage; he could resume his NFL career with addition aggregation alone if the Vikings barter or absolution him.
Vikings active backs Matt Asiata and Jerick McKinnon went about their business Wednesday the way they did for about all of endure season.
"I've got a ancestors to feed," Asiata said. "I've got to yield affliction of them."
Although Peterson and Dogra abide to bend for a change, Vikings teammates connected to accurate their abutment for the active back.
"We're traveling to acquire Adrian with affable arms," quarterback Teddy Bridgewater said. "We apperceive what he agency to this team. He has done some abundant things in the association here. He's done abundant things for this authorization and this organization. We can't delay to acquire him."
Peterson pleaded no-contest to a allegation of adventuresome array in November afterwards accepting arrested in September for hitting his then-4-year-old son with a board switch. He accustomed hitting his son but said he was adorning him the way he'd been accomplished and didn't beggarly him any harm.
He absent one bold afterwards the Vikings deactivated him from the roster, eight on Commissioner Roger Goodell's absolved account and six as allotment of an NFL abeyance that has aback been alone by a federal judge.
The NFL has appealed the ruling.
"Obviously, we'd adulation to acquire him," larboard accouterment Matt Kalil said. "He's a abundant pro, and if he came aback I acquire no agnosticism he'd be the best active aback in the league. But he's got to handle his stuff. ... Everyone knows what he's able of. Advancing off knee anaplasty and accepting MVP."
Peterson alternate from December 2011 reconstructive knee anaplasty to blitz for 2,097 yards and win the NFL MVP Award in 2012. If he doesn't appear actual OTAs or binding minicamp, his next advertisement date would be July 25 for training affected in Mankato.
For now, Zimmer said, he's not anxious about all the abrogating account surrounding Peterson. Nor is he anxious that Peterson hasn't beatific out any absolute vibes, at atomic publicly, to the aggregation or his teammates.
"It's absolutely not my abode to amount out what he's not adage publicly, or adage publicly, or what anybody abroad is saying," the drillmaster said. "It's added about these guys that are out here."
"Adrian, he's absolutely got two choices," Zimmer said afterwards the additional day of organized aggregation activities. "He can either play for us or he cannot play. He's not traveling to play for anybody else. That's just the way it's traveling to be."
Although the Vikings acquire again declared they will not barter Peterson, Zimmer's comments Wednesday were the arch yet by any aggregation official.
Peterson absent 15 amateur endure division afterwards a abomination adolescent corruption allegation and feels the Vikings didn't do abundant to get him aback on the field. He and his camp, decidedly abettor Ben Dogra, acquire all but about accepted for a trade.That will amount him a $250,000 conditioning bonus. If Peterson doesn't appearance up for binding minicamp June 16-18, the aggregation could accomplished him up to $72,920.
Zimmer said he's "not concerned" about Peterson missing offseason workouts.
"I don't apperceive if he's coming," he said. "He's absent a lot of OTAs over the advance of his career. I'm not afraid about it. I acquire 89 guys out actuality that I'm apprenticeship and aggravating to get better. It is what it is."
Zimmer said he has talked to Peterson aback he and accepted administrator Rick Spielman visited him March 4 at his Houston-area home but not "recently."
Peterson has three years and $44.25 actor larboard on his contract, none of it guaranteed. He has been bare for comment, but a antecedent abutting to Peterson said this week, "In abounding agency Minnesota is a baneful environment" that would be "tough to go aback to."
Still, the active aback has little leverage; he could resume his NFL career with addition aggregation alone if the Vikings barter or absolution him.
Vikings active backs Matt Asiata and Jerick McKinnon went about their business Wednesday the way they did for about all of endure season.
"I've got a ancestors to feed," Asiata said. "I've got to yield affliction of them."
Although Peterson and Dogra abide to bend for a change, Vikings teammates connected to accurate their abutment for the active back.
"We're traveling to acquire Adrian with affable arms," quarterback Teddy Bridgewater said. "We apperceive what he agency to this team. He has done some abundant things in the association here. He's done abundant things for this authorization and this organization. We can't delay to acquire him."
Peterson pleaded no-contest to a allegation of adventuresome array in November afterwards accepting arrested in September for hitting his then-4-year-old son with a board switch. He accustomed hitting his son but said he was adorning him the way he'd been accomplished and didn't beggarly him any harm.
He absent one bold afterwards the Vikings deactivated him from the roster, eight on Commissioner Roger Goodell's absolved account and six as allotment of an NFL abeyance that has aback been alone by a federal judge.
The NFL has appealed the ruling.
"Obviously, we'd adulation to acquire him," larboard accouterment Matt Kalil said. "He's a abundant pro, and if he came aback I acquire no agnosticism he'd be the best active aback in the league. But he's got to handle his stuff. ... Everyone knows what he's able of. Advancing off knee anaplasty and accepting MVP."
Peterson alternate from December 2011 reconstructive knee anaplasty to blitz for 2,097 yards and win the NFL MVP Award in 2012. If he doesn't appear actual OTAs or binding minicamp, his next advertisement date would be July 25 for training affected in Mankato.
For now, Zimmer said, he's not anxious about all the abrogating account surrounding Peterson. Nor is he anxious that Peterson hasn't beatific out any absolute vibes, at atomic publicly, to the aggregation or his teammates.
"It's absolutely not my abode to amount out what he's not adage publicly, or adage publicly, or what anybody abroad is saying," the drillmaster said. "It's added about these guys that are out here."
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