The Vikings don’t plan on playing running back Adrian Peterson in their preseason games and that won’t be the only way they try to limit the wear and tear on his body in his return to the lineup this season.
Running backs coach Kirby Wilson agrees with what we’ve heard from others in the organization about Peterson looking the same physically as he did in the past, but cited the other players that the Vikings have added to the offense as the reason why the team is planning a “more balanced” workload than Peterson’s been used to during his career.