Adrian Peterson should see significant playing time when the Detroit Lions open the season Sunday against the Chicago Bears, even if Lions coach Matt Patricia is playing coy about his role.
"We’ll see," Patricia said Monday when asked how big a part of the game plan Peterson will be in Week 1. "It’s Monday and he just got here, so we’ll see how everything goes."
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The Lions told Peterson during the courting process over the weekend that he could be their Week 1 starter.