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Reviewing Doug and Jay’s press conferences for insight into the Adrian Peterson signing

Every NFL fan in the country — maybe around the world — knows that the Redskins signed future Hall-of-Fame running back Adrian Peterson to a contract this week. While Peterson’s name was prominently mentioned as an available free agent as the injuries started piling up in the ‘Skins backfield, and despite the fact that Twitter reported heavily in advance that AD would be among the free agent running backs that would visit the Redskins, not many people seemed to seriously consider the possibility of Peterson signing with the Redskins. In fact, the player most frequently mentioned as a realistic target ahead of the free agent workouts and visits was Orleans Darkwa, late of the NY Giants.