The pro football season starts Thursday, which means fantasy football starts Thursday as well. For some fans, that is the more exciting news.
Most players have their team set by now, and there is preseason confidence in the air. But those owners lucky enough to have nabbed Vikings running back Adrian Peterson may have the most confidence of all.
Peterson is the consensus No. 1 fantasy choice this year, according to a Fantasy Pros survey of 49 experts.
The Sablich brothers of The New York Times rate Peterson as the top running back, and in most fantasy games the No.