Adrian Peterson’s feeling are hurt right now, and it’s okay, because he’ll be alright regardless of what happens in the next three-weeks.
Peterson had his suspension upheld by an arbitrator, and lashed out at the NFL by threatening to take his presencee as the games best runner over to track and field.
“I’ve considered retiring from the NFL,” Peterson said. “I still made $8 million dollars this year. I’ve thought about getting back into the real estate (business in Texas) I’m already in. That’s something I’ve been interested in, something I’m involved in. I’ve thought about getting back into that. I’ve thought about going after the Olympics — you only live once. It might be time for me to pursue that, as well. I love playing football, don’t get me wrong, but this situation is deeper than that. For me, it’s like, ‘Why should I continue to be a part of an organization or a business that handles players the way they do? Making money off the field anyway, why not continue to pursue that (Olympic) dream and pursue other dreams and hang up the cleats?'”
“I’ve seriously thought about this real hard. I continue to pray about it, but it’s been something that has been heavy, heavy on my heart.
“Of course I’d miss it. It’s my first love. But the reason I would be walking away from it would be (if the next steps in the process) kind of solidify that hurt from these incidents. I would know that, ‘Hey, you’re walking away not because you’ve given up. You’re walking away because they’re handling you all the way wrong in this situation. They’re painting you out to be a guy that you’re not.”
Sorry Adrian but the bluff won’t work. Viewership in NFL games hasn’t declined while you’ve been away. In fact, Peterson’s absence has allow fans to focus in on blossoming all around backs like LeVeon Bell, DeMarco Murray and Justin Forsett.
Throw in the fact that Peterson’s best times ever in the 200 wouldn’t put him in the top 1o of high school rankings now, and you can see why waiting for Jerrry Jones to call is the better play.