ASHBURN — The Redskins weren’t necessarily expecting to sign Adrian Peterson when they met with the veteran running back on Monday.
Sure, the franchise had a need at the position, given the mountain of injuries in recent weeks, but coach Jay Gruden told reporters Sunday that Washington was just “covering their bases.”
Then, the Redskins saw him work out.
“He’s actually a physical freak if you want to say that,” Gruden said. “The start of the workout … to the end of the workout, he didn’t even break a sweat hardly.