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5 teams Adrian Peterson can play for in 2017

By John Buhler

Sep 18, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson (28) smiles prior to the game against the Green Bay Packers at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 18, 2016; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson (28) smiles prior to the game against the Green Bay Packers at U.S. Bank Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports /
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Sep 18, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) looks to pass against the Los Angeles Rams during a NFL game at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
Sep 18, 2016; Los Angeles, CA, USA; Seattle Seahawks quarterback Russell Wilson (3) looks to pass against the Los Angeles Rams during a NFL game at Los Angeles Memorial Coliseum. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports /

4. Seattle Seahawks

If Peterson isn’t going back to the Vikings, the best team for him to go to in the NFC is easily the Seattle Seahawks. These are two similarly constructed franchises with elite defenses and complimentary offensive personnel.

Like with Carolina, Peterson wouldn’t have to be the face of the franchise in Seattle. He’ll play with a better quarterback in Russell Wilson than he has had at any stretch with the Vikings. Peterson can still be effective if he splits carries with Thomas Rawls and Christine Michael in a triple-headed rushing attack with the 2017 Seahawks.

However, there is one massive problem with the Seahawks: they have the worst offensive line in football. It’s worse than the unit that gives Peterson merely inches to work with in Minnesota. Seahawks general manager John Schneider is fantastic at what he does, but has assembled hot garbage in front of Wilson this season.

One thing that Seattle has going for it over Minnesota is that the Seahawks culture galvanizes its players, while the Vikings seem to be stuck in a snake-bitten quagmire for the last couple of decades. Seattle has shown that it can deliver in the postseason better than Minnesota. Maybe Peterson goes to the Pacific Northwest for one last shot at a Lombardi Trophy.

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