ASHBURN — Redskins running back Adrian Peterson understood the Cardinals’ decision to release him in March. After all, Arizona, he said, had a healthy David Johnson returning from a wrist injury that kept him sidelined for all but one game in 2017.
Johnson, the focal point of Arizona’s offense, made Peterson expendable.
But eventually, Peterson found work, signing with the Redskins in late August. The Redskins running back will start in Week 1 against his former team — and many are curious to see how many carries Peterson will receive on Sunday afternoon.