Vikings' Adrian Peterson tells radio show he'll play Sunday vs. Colts
The Minnesota Vikings’ ground game, playing the majority of the season without Adrian Peterson, has been dreadful. As in, last-in-the-NFL-only-73.7-yards-per-game dreadful. And for several years, the Indianapolis Colts’ run defense has been one of the worst in the league.
Fortunately for the Vikings, they will get a major shot in the arm on Sunday, as Adrian Peterson told digital radio platform Dash Radio that he will play against the Colts (good note from USA Today’s Tom Pelissero – Peterson is an investor in Dash).
Which is unfortunate for Indianapolis.
Peterson only returned to practice on Wednesday, with the Vikings activating him off injured reserve. He underwent surgery to repair the meniscus in his right knee after Minnesota’s Week 2 game against Green Bay.
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Initially it was reported that Peterson’s procedure could keep him out 3-to-4 months, though it could take as long as six months. We are just shy of the three-month mark.
But we’ve seen this before from Peterson. He tore his ACL late in the 2011 season, and not only was he back on the field for Week 1 of the 2012 season, he started all 16 games, recorded just the sixth 2,000 yard rushing season in NFL history, averaging 6.0 yards per carry and scoring 12 touchdowns.
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