ALAMEDA, Calif. -- The last time the Oakland Raiders saw Adrian Peterson, he had just run all over them to the tune of 203 yards and a touchdown on 26 carries on Nov. 15, 2015.
Tempting, right? Especially now that Peterson will be a free agent once the legal tampering period begins March 7 after the Vikings announced Tuesday they would not pick up the running back’s option for 2017.
A healthy Peterson (he missed all but three games last season with a torn meniscus and rushed for 72 yards on 37 attempts) sharing the backfield with franchise quarterback Derek Carr, who will be coming back from a broken right fibula, running behind a massive offensive line that had three Pro Bowlers -- left tackle Donald Penn, left guard Kelechi Osemele and center Rodney Hudson, with receivers Amari Cooper and Michael Crabtree keeping defenses honest?