Now that Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has returned to the team and is participating in OTAs this week, the entire landscape surrounding this situation has changed.
The stunning about-face from Peterson’s camp will likely change the dialogue from what the Vikings are going to do with the veteran running back to how he fits into the team’s offense with young signal caller Teddy Bridgewater.
Even with Peterson sitting out 15 games due to his child abuse case last year, the Vikings were still able to pull off a surprising 7-9 record. Led by consistently good play from Bridgewater and surprising production from a couple unknowns at running back, the Vikings were much more competitive than many first imagined they would be.