It's rare for most people to find themselves in a position to be frustrated that someone is intent on paying them - and paying them an incredibly handsome sum - to play a game, but then again, most people aren't Adrian Peterson.
Peterson, set to return after a lost 2014 season due to a suspension handed down by the NFL in the wake of charges that he had physically abused his then four-year-old son surfaced, finds himself in this exact situation with the Minnesota Vikings right now.
Peterson revealed after the fact that during his time away from the Vikings, he did not feel supported by certain members of the organization and, more specifically, the front office.
Since winning his suspension appeal with the league, Peterson met with Vikings GM Rick Spielman, as well as Zygi and Mark Wilf in New York earlier this week, after meeting with Spielman and head coach Mike Zimmer last week, but nothing was reportedly resolved - at least on Peterson's end.
"No changes from #Vikings standpoint on Adrian Peterson. They know he's still not happy. But they still want him & intend to pay him in 2015," tweeted Charles Robinson of Yahoo! Sports Friday.
Peterson is slated to make $12.75 million next season under his current deal with Minnesota. Considering he's set to be compensated so fully and Zimmer and the team have been so clear in their desire to see him return, it's hard to envision him continuing to rock the boat or, perhaps more importantly, the Vikings simply caving in and giving him his way.
The disgruntled running back and Texas native is reportedly interested in playing for the Dallas Cowboys. His father, Nelson Peterson, recently said that he had heard "rumors" that Peterson could be traded to Dallas, the Arizona Cardinals or the Indianapolis Colts, per Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul-Pioneer Press.
Still, Peterson remains under contract with the Vikings through 2017, and the team does not seem inclined to let him go.
Whether or not the situation gets ugly is entirely up to Petereson at this point.
Stay tuned.
