Adrian Peterson says he, not Jamaal Charles, is the LeBron James of the NFL.
Earlier this month, Charles, the star Kansas City running back said he is "the LeBron of football, because I can do so much."
With that in mind, Peterson was asked in a sideline interview during the first quarter of Saturday night's preseason game against Oakland at TCF Bank Stadium that if Charles is the James of the NFL, then who is he.
"I'm the LeBron James," responded the Vikings running back. "I can't knock Jamaal, he's a good friend of mine. But the one thing I always tell people is, 'If you don't think that you're the best, how will you ever become the best?