Vikings discuss Adrian Peterson's rehab

[East]

INDIANAPOLIS -- Vikings running back Adrian Peterson said Friday he will start running Tuesday as he continues to rehab from his knee injury.

Coach Leslie Frazier overruled him.

"He feels like he's ahead of schedule, but we do have to temper his emotions at times," Frazier said. "He's got to listen to what the doctors are telling him and the rehab specialists and go at their pace.

"There are steps to take before you actually start running. Around the fourth or fifth month, he'll do some running in the swimming pool prior to actually getting on land. We'll see how he's responding to what he's doing in the pool before he actually does some hard-surface running."

Even if AP isn't ready for the start of the season, I think Gerhart can man the backfield for awhile.

 

[vikesfan]

Vikings will draft a running back this year...bet on it. Not sure if Adrian Peterson will be ready to start the year, but I'm sure he will get some reps mid season.

 

[vcu4lifegoviks]

I agree with VF that the Vikings will probably take a RB in the draft. Booker will be let go because of the fumbling issues he had last year. So RB will be a need. I do think Todman would be a nice change of pace option for Gerhart(and AP when he comes back)if he gets promoted off the practice squad.

 

[Rice18]

We have enough RB's, Todman is a fast little guy. I think if Gerhart and Todman are both ready at pre-season, we will just pull what we did with Booker and snag a free agent that cheap.

 

[Rice18]

One thing to not forget is Gerhart had the same injury.