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In an effort to improve their woeful running game, the Cardinals are close to completing a trade with the Saints for Adrian Peterson, one of the best runners in NFL history.
ESPN first reported the news, and a source confirmed a trade for Peterson is probable.
The Cardinals reportedly are giving up a conditional draft pick, meaning its value will be determined by how well Peterson plays.
Peterson, 32, is in his first year with the Saints, and it’s questionable how much speed and talent he has left. He rushed just 27 times for 81 yards this season and has not scored.
The Cardinals rank last in the NFL in rushing yards per game, 51.8, and per carry, 2.59.
The Cardinals picked tackle Levi Brown with the fifth overall pick in 2007, and Peterson was taken by the Vikings with the seventh pick.
The Cardinals were criticized heavily over the years for that decision. Peterson has rushed for 11,828 yards in his career, 16th most in NFL history. Brown started for the Cardinals for five seasons but never lived up to expectations. His last NFL season was 2013.
In 2014, Peterson was indicted for child abuse charges and spent most of that season on the exempt/commissioner’s list, meaning he could not play for the Vikings.
He was reinstated in 2015 and rushed for 1,458 yards. He missed most of last season with torn meniscus in his knee, and the Vikings did not exercise a contract option to keep him for 2017.
Peterson signed a two-year, $7 million contract with the Saints. His base salary this year is $705,000, which is the only money the Cardinals are committed to paying.