... and the source is Jason Cole, not the most reliable of NFL "insiders". If the story had legs, we'd probably be seeing other NFL Insiders and/or Vikings beat writers picking it up. Instead, we're getting the opposite. Cole likely jumped the gun.
Sources close to Adrian Peterson said Sunday nobody on the Vikings has approached the suspended running back or any of his representatives about possibly having to take a pay cut next season from the $12.75 million he is due.
Sources also said Peterson hasn't asked for a trade. One source said he remains willing to return to Minnesota even though he was disappointed with some reaction within the Vikings and in the community after he was indicted last September on a child-abuse charge. That source said a comment then by Minnesota Gov. Mark Dayton that Peterson is a "public embarrassment" really hurt the running back.
Sources said reports are inaccurate that the Texas native is seeking a trade to the Dallas Cowboys.
That's some sobering info and feels more in tune with the truth.
The governor's comment was poorly worded and I could see how they might be construed as crossing the line of comfort.
What Peterson did, regardless of his intent, caused embarrassment to the team and community, but suggesting that that act defines him going forward and makes him a net sum emabarrassment is condemning language, considering all the plus things he's done for the community.
Plenty of idiotic things have been said in this whole drama and it speaks to the depth of emotions involved.
