Adrian Peterson needs a lesson in basic economics.
The Minnesota Vikings star running back is already scheduled to be the highest-paid running back in the NFL in 2015 ($44.25 million over three years), based on his current contract. Yet, based on his own statement on Wednesday, we now know his refusal to show up to team OTAs has everything to do with money.
“The reason I’m not attending OTAs has nothing to do with wanting to be traded,’’ Peterson wrote in his statement (via ESPN’s Josina Anderson). “It’s about securing my future with the Vikings.