adrian peterson

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is moving forward in the recovery from surgery on his right knee. Peterson ran some short sprints in the team's indoor facility on Tuesday, while the athletic training staff supervised and his teammates went through practice...

EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. (AP) — The Minnesota Vikings say Adrian Peterson underwent knee surgery Thursday morning for a torn meniscus, and no additional issues were found. The team called Peterson's surgery successful. He injured his right knee in Sunday night's game against Green Bay...

(AP) -- Adrian Peterson says he's pleased to be "one step closer" to returning to the field. Peterson's agency, Relativity Sports, released a statement from the Minnesota running back Friday, expressing "gratitude for all of the support" from fans, the NFL Players Association, union lawyer Jeffrey Kessler and his agents...

Amidst growing public pressure, the Minnesota Vikings have changed course and deactivated Adrian Peterson, placing him on the exempt/commissioner's permission list and making him unavailable for the foreseeable future.

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) -- A roundup of fan comment on Minnesota Vikings star Adrian Peterson's indictment on a child abuse charge, gathered outside TCF Bank Stadium on Sunday, when the Vikings lost 30-7 to New England: Andy Chadwick, 34, Henderson, Minn...

The attorney for Adrian Peterson says the Minnesota Vikings star running back has been indicted by a Texas grand jury on a charge of child abuse. Attorney Rusty Hardin says the charge in Montgomery County accuses Peterson of using a branch, or switch, to spank his son...