Some things are just bigger than OTAs.
Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, who is staying away from the team’s practices, will make his first extended public appearance next month.
What’s the occasion? Well, none other than Adrian Peterson Day in his hometown of Palestine, Texas.
According to Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press, Peterson is expected to attend the June 13 shindig, which has been held each year since 2007.
“Adrian will be there; that’s the plan,” family friend Kenneth Abrams said. “It will be business as usual. We’re a small town [of about 18,000] and everybody supports him, but I think it will be bigger this year.”
Peterson’s not busy with OTAs, as he’s still exerting whatever leverage he has (not much) to get loose from the Vikings. But they’ve got no real reason to let him go, and don’t seem particularly interested in doing so.
So it might be worth checking out the parade at Adrian Peterson Day, just to see who sponsors a float.