NEW ORLEANS (AP) - Free-agent running back Adrian Peterson has reportedly agreed to a two-year contract with the New Orleans Saints.
The Saints have not announced a deal, but Peterson tells ESPN in a statement that he's agreed to play in New Orleans.
Peterson has spent his entire 10-year NFL career with the Minnesota Vikings, surpassing 1,000 yards rushing in a season seven times and 2,000 yards once.
However, he played in only three games last season before being sidelined by a knee injury. He also missed 15 games in 2014 because of a child abuse case in which he pleaded guilty to misdemeanor reckless assault. The victim was his son, then 4 years old.
Peterson's last full season was in 2015, when he had 1,485 yards and 11 touchdowns rushing.
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