Report: Cardinals expected to waive Adrian Peterson

The Arizona Cardinals are expected to move on from veteran running back Adrian Peterson this offseason after acquiring him during the 2017 season from the New Orleans Saints, reports Mike Jurecki of 99.7 FM Arizona Sports Station.

Peterson, 32, was set to have a $2.88-million cap hit in 2018 with no dead money remaining, according to spotrac.com.

The seven-time Pro Bowler had an up-and-down year in 2017 after suffering a season-ending injury three games into the 2016 campaign. Peterson had just 27 touches over four games with the Saints before being traded to Arizona, where he became the lead runner before a neck injury ended his year in Week 12.

Peterson rushed for 448 yards on 129 attempts with two touchdowns over six games for the Cardinals in 2017, bringing his career totals to 12,276 yards on the ground and 99 rushing touchdowns over 11 seasons.

The Cardinals won't need to replace Peterson as a starter as 2016 first-team All-Pro running back David Johnson is expected to return from injury in time for training camp.

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