MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Adrian Peterson can still hear the raspy, booming voice in the back of his head.
Eric Bieniemy, his position coach with the Minnesota Vikings for his first four NFL seasons, sure didn’t give the star running back the star treatment. Bieniemy yelling tough-love instruction at a young Peterson was one of the familiar sounds of a Vikings practice from 2007-10.
Now, Bieniemy is the running backs coach for the Kansas City Chiefs, who play at Minnesota on Sunday. So Peterson will have the opportunity before and after the game to greet one of his old mentors.