Washington Football Team releases Adrian Peterson

ASHBURN, Va.-  The Washington Football Team announced this morning that they were releasing future Hall of Famer Adrian Peterson.

"First off made this decision today because Adrian deserves his day." Head Coach Ron Rivera said, "This is a first ballot Hall of Famer, you know for him to be treated any other way I was gonna struggle with that.  Really late yesterday we came to the conclusion that this was the direction we were gonna head.This is not about what he [Peterson] hasn't done or anything like that, it's about what this group of backs has shown us especially in the way this offense is headed."

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                 Tweet from Adrian Peterson after a recent practice.                                            Twitter

Peterson has made no a qualms about wanting to play another 5 seasons but was very humble in his response to the team after being told the news. He obviously did not fit into Rivera's rebuilding plan and was released in time that he could be signed with another team.

News of the move hit the internet around 7:15 this morning when the story was first broke by the NFL Network and ESPN. Facebook, twitter and other social media platforms lit up with traffic concerning Peterson.

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