Patrick Peterson signed a one-year deal worth $8 million with the Minnesota Vikings this offseason, though not before the Arizona Cardinals reportedly ghosted him.
Peterson told The Athletic's Dan Pompei that the Cardinals repeatedly told him they wanted him back, and that general manager Steve Keim told him "we're going to do everything to get you back."
But once free agency began, Peterson said all he got from the organization was radio silence.
"I was just frustrated and upset at how upper management handled the situation," he said. "You tell me one thing, then when it's time to talk, you turn your shoulder on me like it's cold shoulder.