Interesting news coming from the Tennessee Titans as the team sign future Hall of Famer running back Adrian Peterson to their practice squad.
The Titans have signed a seasoned player to fill the giant void caused by Derrick Henry‘s fractured foot. Peterson joins his sixth NFL team as a practice squad player initially. However, he is expected to be active on Sunday night when Tennessee faces the Los Angeles Rams.
It could be a Super Bowl teaser if Peterson, the 2012 league MVP and three-time rushing champion, can help replace a fellow three-time rushing champion who was in the running for this year’s league MVP with a record 219 carries through eight games.
“I’ll be ready,” Peterson said.
Because of his veteran status, Tennessee knows it can’t give Peterson the full workload. That’s why they also signed 25-year-old D’Onta Foreman, a 2017 third-round pick who’s played with the Texans and Titans last year. They also have younger backs in Jeremy McNichols, Dontrell Hilliard and Mekhi Sargent.
“It feels good to get back into football movement and to sign with a contender,” Peterson said. “We have big shoes to fill for Derrick Henry, who I feel was the front runner for MVP, but I’m looking forward to contributing to the running back room and helping the Titans to win the division and to chase the ultimate goal of winning a championship.”
Between 2018 and last season, Peterson played all but one game while compiling 2,544 yards rushing and a 4.1 average. In 2018 with Washington, he ran for 1,042 yards and a 4.2 average. He averaged 3.9 yards while rushing for 604 yards in Detroit last year.
Eleven years and five teams later, Peterson is still going with a team he might actually be able to help go a long way. Who knows if Peterson will be able to hold against the new talent teams are bringing in. One thing is for sure, if Peterson aids the Titans in making it to the playoffs, there is a possibility Henry can make it back from his surgery.
