Adrian Peterson “will never play another game for the Vikings,” his agent shouted at a team official last week in Indianapolis, as tensions between the two sides has reached a point of no return.
According to CBS Sports, Peterson’s agent nearly came to blows with Minnesota VP of football operations Rob Brzezinski in Indianapolis, and the two had to be separated by ESPN analyst Mark Dominik.
Peterson — who has spent the first seven years of his career in Minnesota — was suspended last season following child abuse charges.
Peterson and the NFLPA have taken their case against the NFL’s discipline to a federal court, and, unless the court was to intervene, Peterson currently cannot be reinstated to the league until April 15 at the earliest. Peterson’s camp has every intention to hasten his trade or release from Minnesota, and this situation could continue to flare between now and then.
Peterson, who is signed through 2017 and set to make $13 million in 2015, has no intention of playing again for the Vikings, sources said. Peterson, sources said — Peterson lost faith and trust in the franchise after a tumultuous ordeal over his child abuse charges that resulted in him missing nearly the entire season on the Commissioner’s Exempt List while his legal situation played out.
“He will never play another game for the Vikings,” said one person close to the player. “It’s over.”
The longer this goes on, and the more uncomfortable it is, the Vikings may have no choice but to part with Peterson who’s owed $48 million over the next three seasons.