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Found September 06, 2012 on Pro Football Zone: Yardbarker Blogger Network
PLAYERS: Adrian Peterson,  Maurice Jones-Drew
TEAMS: Minnesota Vikings,  Jacksonville Jaguars
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Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson showed some support to his buddy Maurice Jones-Drew some by also knocking his team.  He says the Jaguars would be terrible if they didn’t have MJD. Peterson throws some support to his buddy MJD. “He’s their whole offense. Without him Jaguars would be terrible.” — Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) September 6, 2012 I’m sure Jones-Drew didn’t take any offense to Peterson’s comment, since he is complimenting him.  We all understand what Peterson was trying to say and I think most people would agree with him.
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