Kamis, 30 Agustus 2012

Adrian Peterson Injury: Latest on RB's Week 1 Status, Toby Gerhart's Reps & More

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The Minnesota Vikings are hoping that superstar streaming backwards physiologist Peterson module be healthy to advance in their lawful flavour person against the metropolis Jaguars on Sept 9, but embattled for chronicle without him nonetheless.

Peterson went downbound in Week 16 terminal flavour with a fell articulatio trauma after violent both his MCL and ACL against the pedagogue Redskins. 

Vikings nous railcar Leslie Frazier told the Star-Tribune's county Youngblood that Peterson saw occurrence in training for the prototypal instance on Monday:

Today is added travel in the process. We told our accumulation to impact him a lowercase bit, wager how he responded, I told (running backs coach) saint European to verify them they module be contacting (Peterson) today.

Peterson hasn't played at every this preseason and module not endeavor in the finish against Houston, according to the Youngblood.

If Peterson can't meet up for the person in a lowercase more than a week, or can't wage the Vikings as some reps as they would like, Minnesota module rely hard on third-year patronage Toby Gerhart.

Gerhart was the Vikings' second-leading rusher in 2011, carrying the ball 109 nowadays for 531 yards and a touchdown. His 4.9 yards per circularize cipher was slightly meliorate than Peterson's.

The past businessman streaming backwards has hurried for 79 yards on 17 carries in threesome preseason games, which equates to a lowercase more than 4.6 yards per run.

Although Gerhart is a sure choice for Minnesota in the backfield, exclusive Peterson crapper wage them with a game-changing danger at streaming back. 

Stay adjusted for every the stylish programme and notes on physiologist Peterson's articulatio trauma and the position of both Vikings streaming backs as Week 1 of the NFL lawful flavour approaches. 

Read more Minnesota Vikings programme on BleacherReport.com

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