Adrian Peterson is slowly returning to football.
He reported to Vikings training camp earlier this month. He started doing light work in practice earlier this week after a thigh bruise limited him for a bit. Even though he won't play any preseason games, he expects to be full strength by the season opener.
A career suspended is once again under way.
But what about Peterson's reality?
That's the question posed in a story from ESPN The Magazine released Wednesday afternoon. The World Wide Leader had one of its big-gun, top-notch investigative reporters, Eli Saslow, look into the former Oklahoma phenom turned NFL superstar.