He suffered a torn ACL in his left knee at the end of the 2011 season and returned to have a 2,000-yard rushing season in 2012. For depth purposes, the Vikings signed former Bronco Ronnie Hillman, who had a 100-yard game in a win over the Vikings last season.
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The Vikings will look to Matt Asiata and Jerick McKinnon to fill the void created by Peterson’s injury.
The Vikings also placed starting left tackle Matt Kalil on injured reserve with a hip problem that will require surgery. In 2014, Asiata and McKinnon combined for 1,108 yards rushing, 447 yards receiving and 10 touchdowns (all by Asiata) as Peterson served a suspension. “We just have to keep moving forward”. “I think you can pound the ball between the tackles from under center”. This team, to me, is a team that is resilient, tough and competitive.
The NFL said its plans are for Sunday’s game between the Minnesota Vikings and Carolina Panthers to be played as scheduled, although the league will continue to monitor the ongoing violent protests that have gripped. Peterson was injured in Sunday night‚Äôs, September 18 victory over Green Bay.
On Wednesday, Revis says he believes that story came from his agents, although Bleacher Report’s Jason Cole tweeted last week that it was “people who worked out with Revis”.
“It makes it hard”, Zimmer said.
Bears: Quarterback Brian Hoyer is preparing as if he’s the starter at quarterback in place of the injured Jay Cutler as the Chicago Bears get set to play in Dallas on Sunday night against the Dallas Cowboys. Waynes, only starting in his third game, played very minimum previous year in his rookie season. He then would have to miss at least eight weeks.
With Moncrief out, receivers T.Y. Hilton and Phillip Dorsett will be asked to do more.
Packers: Coach Mike McCarthy is confident that quarterback Aaron Rodgers and Green Bay’s struggling offense will get better.
Rookie wide receiver Corey Coleman broke his hand during Wednesday’s workout, the latest major blow to a young, struggling team that has already lost two starting quarterbacks in the first two weeks of the season. He was back on the field for training camp and has been splitting time with the scout team and first team in practice, but the four-time Pro Bowl selection has not been active for a game.
A lot of what we’re going to hear over the next day or two is how the Vikings are going to be doomed offensively because Adrian Peterson won’t be in the backfield behind Sam Bradford anymore.
In a recent poll of Americans by E-Poll Marketing Research, San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick was voted the most disliked player in the NFL.
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His overall resume is outstanding.
