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Roster move: Adrian Peterson released by Washington

Updated: The team makes it official

Initial Report:

Twitter exploded a short time ago with sourced/confirmed reports that the Washington Football Team released Adrian Peterson. The initial report was from NFL Network.

A surprise: The Washington Football Team is releasing legendary RB Adrian Peterson, sources tell me and @MikeGarafolo.

— Tom Pelissero (@TomPelissero) September 4, 2020

While some people had predicted that Peterson would be released, they seem to have been a small minority.