The Vikings' Adrian Peterson says he's getting closer to where he wants to be since reconstructive knee surgery nine months ago. The running back tells the Pioneer Press he feels himself improving and his leg continues to get stronger. "Each day I'm getting closer to where I want to be; I'm just going to keep pushing at it," Peterson said.

Adrian Peterson is about six months removed from ACL surgery, so it's understandable he's not moving like he used to move. "I know my body overall, and I know I'm just not there yet," Peterson said. "It's not terrible, but I'm not to where I know I need to be."

Vikings running back Adrian Peterson says he plans to play Sunday against New Orleans. AP has practiced two straight days, saying he’s about 85 percent healthy after missing the last three games with a high ankle sprain.

The Vikings' Adrian Peterson says he doesn’t need to be 100 percent to get back in the lineup. Peterson missed last week’s game against Atlanta with a high ankle sprain. He said today that the soreness is “winding down.” Minnesota faces Denver Sunday.

Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson is on the active roster and expected to play in the home opener against the Jacksonville Jaguars Sunday afternoon, the Pioneer Press reports. It will be Peterson's first game since tearing two ligaments in his left knee more than eight months ago.

Adrian Peterson addressed the media today for the first time since tearing his ACL and MCL in his left knee on Christmas Eve. It was the first time off crutches, but his knee was still in a heavy brace. Peterson says he feels like he is "going to come back better than before."

Vikings running back Adrian Peterson says the charges filed against him in Houston have been dropped. Peterson was accused of resisting arrest inside a city nightclub last July, with police claiming he shoved and off-duty officer. Peterson told ESPN today: “They dropped the charges ... thank God.”