Peterson still wants out of Minnesota

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The agitation through his agent ended when the draft came and went without the Vikings trading running backAdrian Peterson. The motivation to no longer play for the team reportedly lingers.

According to Charles Robinson of Yahoo! Sports, Petersonstill wants out of Minnesota.

Per Robinson, Peterson will skip the entire offseason program, not just the first week of Organized Team Activities. Which means that Peterson will forfeit a $250,000 workout bonus.

The next question becomes whether he’ll skip a mandatory minicamp, which runs from June 16-18. If he doesn’t show, Peterson can be fined $12,155 for missing the first day, $24,300 for missing the second day, and $36,465 for missing the third day — a total of $72,920.

Given that he’ll already lose $250,000 by skipping voluntary workouts, what’s another $72,920? However, Peterson has been careful not to say or do anything that would directly indicate to the public that there’s a real problem, relying instead on the words of his agent and/or Peterson’s father, along with a stream of leaks to the media, with the latest coming from a “longtime Peterson confidant.” Failing to show up for mandatory minicamp would become the first tangible action from Peterson himself that a significant problem exists.

The news that Peterson still wants out is a bit of a surprise. The leaks regarding his desire to leave had ended with the draft. And agent Ben Dograhad openly acceptedthat the Vikings want to keep Peterson.

But Dogra also said he wants a “commitment to make him retire as a Viking.” Appearing earlier this month onPFT Live, Vikings G.M. Rick Spielmandeclined to commenton any talks or efforts to upgrade Peterson’s contract, which currently carries no guaranteed money over the final three years. (As a practical matter, though, he’ll get his full salary of $12.75 million for 2015 if he’s on the roster as of Week One.)

It’s hard to reconcile Peterson’s desire to leave Minnesota with his desire to get more guaranteed money to stay. If he truly wants out, more guaranteed money shouldn’t matter. Robinson reports that it is a “far more personal issue” between player and team, and that it “has never been about the money.”

Which likely means it’s always been about the money.

Whether it’s about the money or not (it is), the Vikings aren’t about to trade him — absent an offer that would give them no choice but to do it. With the 2015 draft over, it will be harder for an interested team to pull it off.

Recently, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones mused that his desire to win nowcould induce himto give up a 2016 first-round pick to get the right player. While Jones wisely didn’t mention Peterson, who else would they need at this point? Still, it’s unlikely the Vikings would take only a 2016 first-round pick at this point.

And so the impasse about money or something other than money (money) will continue, until mandatory minicamp arrives and either Peterson accepts that the Vikings won’t be trading him or he calls the Vikings on their not-so-subtle “play for us or play for no one” stance and fails to show up.

The stakes are fairly high. With $12.75 million in base salary due for 2015 and $2.4 million in unearned signing bonus payable back to the Vikings, the $322,920 he’ll lose by not showing up for the offseason program or minicamp is the tip of a $15,472,920 iceberg.

So look for Peterson to eventually show up. At some point, he’ll work through the anger-denial-bargaining-depression and accept that he has no leverage here. The harder his agent, family, and/or unnamed confidants try to paint Peterson as a victim, the worse he’ll look.
 
Like it or not Vikings are a much better team with AP. If he won't play cut your losses and trade him. Minn is a much easier team to beat without him though. tc(
 
Mike Zimmer says of his unhappy star tailback: "He's not going to play for anybody else."

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I hope they keep him and he's an unhappy camper creating issues in the locker room. Baby)
 
Living up here and listening to the sports radio shows it seems that the people close to AP don't want him in Minnesota, his wife doesn't like it and his NEW agent doesn't get paid until he negotiates a contract? His agent, Dogra, wanted out so he could deal with a new team and the anticipated contract. Minnesota, Zimmer, hold firm with 'us or no one'. So Dogra changed tactics, says AP wants to stay, but wants Vikes to ante up his guaranteed money. May the discontent set in.
 
Living up here and listening to the sports radio shows it seems that the people close to AP don't want him in Minnesota, his wife doesn't like it and his NEW agent doesn't get paid until he negotiates a contract? His agent, Dogra, wanted out so he could deal with a new team and the anticipated contract. Minnesota, Zimmer, hold firm with 'us or no one'. So Dogra changed tactics, says AP wants to stay, but wants Vikes to ante up his guaranteed money. May the discontent set in.
Good stuff Dubz.... Thanks !
 
Living up here and listening to the sports radio shows it seems that the people close to AP don't want him in Minnesota, his wife doesn't like it and his NEW agent doesn't get paid until he negotiates a contract? His agent, Dogra, wanted out so he could deal with a new team and the anticipated contract. Minnesota, Zimmer, hold firm with 'us or no one'. So Dogra changed tactics, says AP wants to stay, but wants Vikes to ante up his guaranteed money. May the discontent set in.

Even better. :)

Instead of two sides, we now have three sides settling in for the long haul.

Shall we assume Dogra will be the first casualty? After all, AD hired him in a time of crisis so he can't be too bright.

Once someone informs the no-mind that his agent isn't going to do what his new agent said he was going to do.......this could get funny/ridiculous/TypicalVikings.

Right now, it doesn't sound like the Vikes are going to budge on this. Why should they?

I can't think of anything more humorous than a disgruntled AD sitting on the sidelines in MN to collect a paycheck.

Please, Please.....somebody tell me that's possible. pop(
 
[BCOLOR=#ffff00]Right now, it doesn't sound like the Vikes are going to budge on this. Why should they?[/BCOLOR]

Because keeping a disgruntled employee on the payroll is a cardinal sin in management , brings your whole team down. They need to trade him to Dallas and be done with it imho(
 
[BCOLOR=#ffff00]Right now, it doesn't sound like the Vikes are going to budge on this. Why should they?[/BCOLOR]

Because keeping a disgruntled employee on the payroll is a cardinal sin in management , brings your whole team down. They need to trade him to Dallas and be done with it imho(

Vikings though are doing this on principal. They are showing they are not going to allow a player to dicate what happens to them. They allow that to happen it shows that any player can throw an attitude and get off the team. Would not be shocked if other owners are backing the Vikings telling them to hold their ground and don't give in.
 
[BCOLOR=#ffff00]Right now, it doesn't sound like the Vikes are going to budge on this. Why should they?[/BCOLOR]

Because keeping a disgruntled employee on the payroll is a cardinal sin in management , brings your whole team down. They need to trade him to Dallas and be done with it imho(

hof( I absolutely agree that our best bet would be AD leaving the NFCN. Not just because our D wouldn't have to deal with him anymore, but because I can't stand him and his leaving would lessen the stench whilst traveling from WI to
SD. :)

"Because keeping a disgruntled employee on the payroll is a cardinal sin in management "

Well see, that's why it would be so much fun if he stayed. (Where did the 'quote' button go?)(never mind, figured it out..lol)

The owner is a lowlife criminal from NJ, right? How much fun would it be if egos got in the way of common sense and the poor vikes, yet once again, made some really poor decisions. CLP)

Okay, now I'm feeling a bit guilty as the Viking's fans (deluded as they may be lately) do not deserve this crap.

coffee(
 
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