Losing Adrian Peterson for a significant amount of time is a hard thing for many fans of the Minnesota Vikings to swallow. For a long time, he has been the focus of the team’s offense and the face of the organization.
Now that Peterson has been placed on the shelf for the time being, the team has been forced to make a decision on filling his spot on the roster. But it didn’t take very long for the team to make that call.
In fact, the team announced the signing of a veteran running back the same day that Peterson’s long-term absence was announced.