Adrian Peterson said he doesn’t know if he’ll play in the New Orleans Saints’ preseason game Saturday night against the Houston Texans in the Mercedes-Benz Superdome.
All he knows is that he’s ready to play.
Of course, actually playing in a preseason game would be a significant change for Peterson, who, in 10 seasons as a running back and centerpiece of the Minnesota Vikings offense, became a highly protected commodity. Peterson rarely saw action before the regular season – he hasn’t played in a preseason game since 2011.
So it’s with a sizable amount of anticipation from Saints fans, and from Peterson, that the future Hall of Famer will line up in the backfield against the Texans, with whom the Saints held a joint practice Thursday at the Ochsner Sports Performance Center.