Tuesday afternoon, the Minnesota Vikings announced they will not be picking up the 2017 option on Adrian Peterson, allowing the franchise superstar to hit the open market when free agency begins on March 9.
While the window's still open on Peterson staying in the Twin Cities on a reduced deal, a number of suitors could line up and offer an attractive enough deal for him to ditch the Vikings' familiar purple and gold after a decade with the team. Last month on ESPN's First Take, Peterson told hosts Stephen A.