Something was noticeably different when the Minnesota Vikings emerged from the TCF Bank Stadium tunnel on Sunday. The bearded, long-haired, fur-clad man who’d rode a motorcycle out of the tunnel at Vikings home games for more than 20 years was no longer there. The team released a statement Monday evening saying it had parted ways with “Ragnar.”
NFL: Adrian Peterson Says It Felt Good to Be Back But Embarrassed By Performance
Though it’s been a year since Adrian Peterson has played in the NFL, expectations for the Minnesota Vikings rose based on his return. Unfortunately things didn’t go so well during their season opener.
(Video) NFL: 49ers Fans Jump & Viciously Beat Vikings Fan After 20-3 Win!
I’ve seen some vicious fights after football games and recently a lot involving the San Francisco 49ers but this one was pretty bad. The 49ers beat the Minnesota Vikings 20-3 on Monday night which should’ve left their fans in great spirits, but one Vikings’ fan turned all of that around.
NFL: Adrian Peterson Will Return to Vikings & Participate in OTA’s After 9 Month Absence
There were many reports that Adrian Peterson wanted to be traded from the Minnesota Vikings after he felt they didn’t sufficiently support him during his legal troubles i.e his child abuse case. After the Vikings made it publicly known they would not trade Peterson, he began to request more guaranteed money. Peterson is scheduled to make $12.75 million in 2015 and has a contract that runs through 2017, but has no more guaranteed money in his deal, meaning the Vikings could cut the 30-year-old running back without having to pay him another dollar. The Vikings have not reworked Peterson’s contract but he has decided to return and participate in OTA’s where his contract calls for him to earn a $250,000 workout bonus if he participates in all of the Vikings’ OTA’s and minicamp. Peterson however said he has a different reason for returning.
NFL: Adrian Peterson Still Wants to Be Traded From the Vikings & Has a List of Reasons Why
When Adrian Peterson skips this week’s organized team activities for the Minnesota Vikings, he will attempt to send an unmistakable message to the franchise: He wants to be traded.
(Video) NFL: Dez Bryant Says He’d Love to Have Adrian Peterson on the Cowboys But Vikings Won’t Let it Happen
The Dallas Cowboys and Adrian Peterson have shown mutual interest in each other but the Minnesota Vikings have made it clear that they have no intent on trading him. If they were to trade him, the asking price would be super high and the Cowboys aren’t willing to pony up. With DeMarco Murray gone, Dez Bryant was asked how he would feel about bringing Peterson in. Bryant says his game is gonna be on point regardless but he would LOVE to have Peterson on the field with him
