MINNEAPOLIS -- Adrian Peterson says a first-half sideline exchange Monday night with coach Sean Payton was simply him suggesting the New Orleans Saints should run the ball up the middle.
At first, Peterson said the brief exchange, video of which circulated on the Internet during the game, was "confidential" and "just communication."
But then when asked more questions after the Saints' 29-19 loss to the Minnesota Vikings, Peterson offered a clarification.
"One thing I said to him was, 'Hey, let's run this inside zone.' And we came out and we ran that," said Peterson, who joked that he might have been yelling, "I love you!