The New Orleans Saints have traded Adrian Peterson to the Arizona Cardinals. The Cardinals are in need of a running back after losing David Johnson to injury earlier this season. This season Peterson has 27 carries for 81 yards (3.0 YPC). The leading ball carrier for the Cardinals this season is Chris Johnson with 114 rushing yards. As a team, the Cardinals are averaging 2.6 YPC.
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— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) October 10, 2017
Peterson wasn't getting any work in New Orleans and showed his anger so it isn't a surprise that he was traded. The Saints get a conditional draft pick and the Cardinals get a veteran running back. The Cardinals need to start running the ball more, in five games this season they have run the ball 100 times. They are tied with the New York Giants with fewest rushing attempts per game with 20.
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