The athletic abilities of star running back Adrian Peterson led the Minnesota Vikings to give him a seven-year, $100 million contract extension before the season started. Now, Minnesota expects Peterson to be recovered from left knee surgery for two torn ligaments in time to start the 2012 season.
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December 28, 2011
Vikings running back Adrian Peterson remains in "severe" pain four days after taking a hit to the outside of his left knee, he said on Wednesday. Because of that pain, Peterson convinced renowned surgeon Dr. James Andrews to move up the surgery date from next Tuesday to this Friday after the hit he took in the third quarter of last Saturday's game against the Washington...
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December 25, 2011
LANDOVER, Md. -- Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson tore a ligament in his left knee Saturday after taking a direct hit in a 33-26 win over the Washington Redskins. An MRI showed the anterior cruciate ligament tear after the team returned to Minnesota. Peterson said he knew "it was something bad" the moment he was hit and that he was in "severe pain"...
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December 25, 2011
Peterson just told fantasy owners to go kick rocks…now he won’t be doing any kicking himself anytime soon.
Honestly…can this season be any more of a nightmare for ADRIAN PETERSON and the Minnesota Vikings? On Saturday, the Vikings managed a rare win but their star running back sustained a right knee injury that could potentially end his NFL career…
A MRI...
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December 27, 2011
EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. - The athletic abilities of star running back Adrian Peterson led the Minnesota Vikings...
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December 26, 2011
Adrian Peterson has two torn ligaments in his left knee, and the Minnesota Vikings expect the star running back to be ready for the start of the 2012 season.
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December 26, 2011
The Minnesota Vikings announced that running back Adrian Peterson has been placed on season-ending injured reserve. Peterson tore the ACL and MCL in his left knee in the third quarter of Saturday's 33-26 win against the Washington Redskins. A four-time Pro Bowler, Peterson's 2011 season will end with 970 yards and 12 touchdowns in 12 games. Peterson missed three full games...
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December 26, 2011
The first two plays of the second half of last Saturday's Vikings road finale in Washington brought disaster to the team in this train wreck of a season.Adrian Peterson took a shot to the knee after a three-yard gain, and left the game with what he later said was a serious injury. It was later revealed that AP suffered a torn ACL and MCL, and may very well miss the start of the...
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December 25, 2011
The Vikings blew any chance for the No. 1 overall pick in next year’s draft by winning Saturday in Minnesota. Coupled with Adrian Peterson’s injury, that made for a depressing day for most Vikings fans. The team looks likely to have the No. 3 overall pick in next year’s draft. That raises the question: Would…
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December 28, 2011
What looked like the start of something special just over a month ago has instead turned into a complete disaster for the Chicago Bears.
While it's safe to say injuries have derailed Chicago's season, the Minnesota Vikings can only hope a serious knee injury suffered by Adrian Peterson doesn't hinder them in 2012.
Already eliminated from playoff contention, the visiting...
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December 28, 2011
The Minnesota Vikings are looking for some running back depth for Week 17 with Adrian Peterson out. That search took them to the San Diego Chargers practice squad where they signed rookie Jordan Todman. Todman was the star running back for UCONN during the 2010 NCAA season, unfortunately he hasn’t seen game action in 2011.
The Minnesota Vikings have added rookie running...
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