NFL Rumors: Seattle Seahawks not yet interested in Adrian Peterson

Adrian Peterson has continually dropped the names of teams he’d like to sign with, but in one case the interest is not mutual.

For over a week now, since the Minnesota Vikings decided not to pick up his option for 2017, Adrian Peterson has been able gauge interest from other teams. But the news has totally come from his side to this point, with multiple indications of teams he’d like to play for that are getting too numerous to mention separately.

Peterson has most recently put the Oakland Raiders and Seattle Seahawks atop a list of desirable landing spots. But even with rampant rumors and misinformation during the negotiating window leading into the start of free agency, mutual interest from any team has not been reported.

The Seahawks clearly missed Marshawn Lynch last season, as they finished 25th in the league in rushing (99.4 yards per game). Injuries to Thomas Rawls and C.J. Prosise hampered the consistency of their running game, and they may be looking to add another running back in free agency or the draft. But among the options in free agency, Peterson does not seem to be on Seattle’s radar.

Tom Pelissero of USA Today does allow for the possibility the Seahawks will circle back to Peterson if he remains available past the initial free agency surge. With a noted lack of interest in the proverbial grind of OTAs and training camp, waiting to sign may be the best option for Peterson. Of course that assumes the market he’s trying to establish on his own doesn’t materialize, and there’s no sign that will change.

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Quite frankly, teams Peterson wants to land with seem to be falling away rather than moving toward having interest. As a soon to be 32-year-old running back that has missed significant chunks of two seasons in the last three, it’s hardly shocking that teams aren’t lining up to sign Peterson.