Adrian Peterson says Washington cut caught me by surprise offers praise for Antonio Gibson as successor

is officially a free agent again, and he had no clue it would happen. The Washington Football Team notified the future Hall of Fame running back on Thursday afternoon of its decision to release him in favor of the younger guys at the position, sending the 35-year-old to the open market le s than a week ahead of the 2020 regular season kickoff. Peterson Jake Cronenworth Jersey did good things in his time in Washington, including leading the team with 898 rushing yards plus five touchdowns, making for a two-year tally in Washington of 1,940 rushing yards and 13 total touchdowns. Still, he's now gone, and not long ahead of starting another contract year with the club."It caught me by surprise," Peterson told . "I was having a strong camp. It was showing up on film, taking #1 reps all the way to this week. I just got notified by the running backs coach yesterday that they want to give these , but I didn't know I was going to get cut. There was no indication."Today Ron Rivera just said this is always tough, but yes we're gonna release you Edward Olivares Jersey and go with this offensive style."That style, according to Peterson, will feature a lot of rookie running back ."I respect coach," . "Look, Gibson is a hell of a talent. ... This system really fits him. I feel like I can do that pony style too, more as a receiving back."We were all working on it, but they really want one main guy to do it and they drafted Gibson for it."This is something that will pique the interest of fantasy football aficionados everywhere as Andres Munoz Jersey it pertains to Gibson, whom Washington drafted in the third round of the 2020 NFL Draft. The decision to do so not only proved fortuitous due to the eventual release of , but seemingly does coronate him as Peterson's succe sor -- something the club has been searching for the past two seasons. CBS Sports fantasy senior editor Chris Towers isn't crowning Gibson as the bell cow just yet though, given the still crowded backfield, but does see the potential for a big first year from the rookie."Suddenly, Washington's Luis Urias Jersey backfield is a lot le s crowded with Peterson's release, though how, exactly, this figures to play out remains to be seen," Towers said. "We know Antonio Gibson and J.D. McKi sic will be used in the pa sing game, while and work in the early down role. The questions are whether Gibson is ready to take on at least some of the early-down work as well, or whether Love is going to be the starter."In either case, there's significant breakout potential, making both solid mid-round upside picks.As Javy Guerra Jersey for Peterson, the journey to chase down both a Super Bowl ring , with the latter going from improbable to much more so this week. Having stated this offseason a , Peterson will almost certainly look to land with another club -- this time a contender so he'll at least have a fighter's chance of achieving one of his two remaining NFL goals."Trust me -- I still have a lot in me," . "More to strive for do again. ... Even when there's doubt. I feel strong and I can build on that as the season wears on. I'll do it again."
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