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Ex-Packers star LeRoy Butler says Vikings picked up Patrick Peterson to follow Davante Adams ‘all over the place’

In his last four games against the Vikings, Green Bay receiver Davante Adams has 41 catches for 431 yards and five touchdowns. Perhaps there is now a way to slow him down.

The Vikings on Wednesday night agreed to terms with eight-time Pro Bowl cornerback Patrick Peterson, and the team announced Thursday his deal will become official when he passes a physical.

“I think the reason why they signed him was for Davante Adams,’’ former Packers star safety LeRoy Butler said in a phone interview .... “Uifz ibe uif cbcjft, uif uxp zpvoh dpsofst (mbtu tfbtpo jo Dbnfspo Ebouamfs boe Kfgg Hmbeofz).