Saints trade Adrian Peterson to Cardinals

The Adrian Peterson era in New Orleans lasted for just four regular season games.

The Saints have traded Peterson to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for a conditional draft pick, first reported ESPN’s Dianna Russini. It was later reported to be a conditional sixth rounder.

The likely future Hall of Fame running back will now have a chance to play regularly for Arizona, a team in need of a featured back after the loss of David Johnson for the season to injury.

Peterson lost carries with the Saints quickly to Mark Ingram and rookie Alvin Kamara, ending up with 27 rushes for 81 yards.

Released by the Vikings after 10 years in Minnesota, Peterson signed a two-year, $8.25 million contract with New Orleans in the offseason.

The Saints can be pleased to receive something back for their investment, totaling over $2.7 million for essentially four games played.

SAINTS RELEASE
The New Orleans Saints announced today that the team has traded RB Adrian Peterson to the Arizona Cardinals in exchange for an undisclosed draft pick in 2018. The announcement was made by Saints Executive Vice President/General Manager Mickey Loomis.

Peterson, 6-1, 220, is in his 11th NFL season. He’s appeared in 127 career regular season games with 117 starts, totaling 2,445 carries for 11,828 yards (4.8 avg.) with 97 touchdowns, also adding 243 receptions for 1,949 yards with five touchdowns. His rushing yardage total ranks 16th all-time and second among active NFL players, while his rushing touchdown total is ranked tenth all-time and first among active players. Peterson has rushed for at least 100 yards in 49 games.

Peterson, who captured the NFL MVP in 2012, is a four-time NFL Offensive Player of the Year (2008, 2009, 2012 and 2015), four-time AP first-team All-Pro and seven-time Pro Bowl selection. He was originally selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the seventh overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft out of Oklahoma.