The Minnesota Vikings' front office continues to insist that they're ready and willing to bring Adrian Peterson back into the fold in 2015, but the feeling doesn't appear to be mutual with Peterson and his representation.
Here's NFL.com's Chris Wesseling with the report:
After meeting at Peterson's home earlier this month, general manager Rick Spielman recently requested a dinner session with the star running back's agent, Ben Dogra, at the upcoming NFL Annual Meeting in Phoenix. Dogra declined, NFL Media's Albert Breer reported, per a source with knowledge of the situation. Yahoo's Charles Robinson first reported the news.
Multiple sources close to Peterson have informed Breer that the major sticking point is Kevin Warren's recent promotion from general counsel to COO. Under the impression that Warren worked with the NFL to place him on the Exempt/Commissioner's Permission List last September, Peterson still wants out of Minnesota, Breer added.
NFL Network insider Ian Rapoport indicated on Thursday that we're "only at the beginning of the Adrian Peterson saga," so don't expect this muddled situation to clear up any time soon -- especially after the Vikings made it clear on Friday that they're not willing to cut Peterson outright.
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