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5 teams that should trade for Adrian Peterson

By Zac Wassink

Sep 7, 2014; St. Louis, MO, USA; Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson (28) looks on during the second half against the St. Louis Rams at the Edward Jones Dome. The Vikings defeated the Rams 34-6. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 7, 2014; St. Louis, MO, USA; Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson (28) looks on during the second half against the St. Louis Rams at the Edward Jones Dome. The Vikings defeated the Rams 34-6. Mandatory Credit: Jeff Curry-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 22, 2013; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson (28) carries the ball during the first quarter against the Cleveland Browns at Mall of America Field at H.H.H. Metrodome. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 22, 2013; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson (28) carries the ball during the first quarter against the Cleveland Browns at Mall of America Field at H.H.H. Metrodome. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports /

2. Cleveland Browns

Unlike what is going on with the roster of the Cowboys, the Browns have no concerns as it pertains to salary cap space.

Cleveland will not, barring an unexpected acquisition between now and the summer, be splashing big-time cash on a quarterback, nor is the club likely to trade for the likes of Sam Bradford or Jay Cutler.

While the Browns do have a talented duo of young running backs in Terrence West and Isaiah Crowell, both remain works in progress because of their own limitations and/or maturity concerns.

Peterson would immediately be the most-talented weapon on an offense that will be without dynamic wide receiver Josh Gordon for the foreseeable future, and he would be running behind an offensive line that is better than you may believe it to be so long as All-Pro center Alex Mack fully recovers from a broken leg he sustained last year.

Going to the Browns this spring may, financially speaking, be the smartest move that Peterson can make at this point of his career. Cleveland could theoretically take Peterson’s contract as it stands today without being in a cap space position the Cowboys will be facing at the start of the new NFL year.

The Browns also currently possess a pair of first-round picks for the upcoming NFL Draft; No. 12 and No. 19. Cleveland is in as good a spot to do business with both the Vikings and Peterson as is any other team in the league. Send the offer, Browns, and at the very least attempt to make good to a fan base that has watched losing football for much of the past decade and a half.

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