Adrian Peterson responds to report he reached out to Dallas: 'I would love to retire a Viking'
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}In this Aug. 16, 2014, photo, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson (28) warms up before a NFL preseason football game against the Arizona Cardinals in Minneapolis.Millions of people using the top three fantasy football platforms have generated three different answers to the question of that top draft pick. Yahoo says LeSean McCoy of Philadelphia. ESPN says Adrian Peterson. CBS Sports says it’s Jamaal Charles of Kansas City. (AP Photo/Ann Heisenfelt) (The Associated Press)
Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is reiterating that he hopes to remain in Minnesota until he retires in response to a report that he reached out to Jerry Jones about playing for the Dallas Cowboys this summer.
Peterson issued a statement on Thursday after ESPN reported that he asked Jones about playing in Dallas. Peterson says it "was a casual conversation between NFL colleagues in which I never indicated I wanted to leave the Vikings. I have always said I understand the NFL is a business but that I would love to retire as a Viking."
The 29-year-old Peterson is in the fourth year of a seven-year contract.
{{#rendered}} {{/rendered}}The Vikings say they are focused on 2014 and "Adrian is an integral part of the organization."
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