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With big payout from Vikings unlikely, new reality awaiting Adrian Peterson

In Adrian Peterson's fantasy, he runs for 300 yards in a game, 2,500 for a season, one better than Emmitt Smith's 18,355 for a career and makes $18 million in 2017.

Of those four improbabilities, the last one is least likely to happen. The Vikings haven't had to officially address the decision yet or notify the Peterson camp of their intentions, but, no, they will not be exercising the $18 million club option by paying Peterson's $6 million roster bonus on March 11.

Now what?

"It's not a very good market for him," said NFL Network analyst Charley Casserly, the former Redskins general manager.