The Vikings had their pick between Peterson and Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn and they elected to go with the running back.
UPDATE 3: Just got some more Peterson quotes from an interview he did in New York. Asked about sharing time with Chester Taylor, Peterson said: “I think that will help me a lot playing with a guy like Chester. Just learning the ins and outs and some guidance. You know , you’re never too good to not have advice from other guys. I look forward to that. It’s a team that when I visited, they emphasized that they love to run the ball. I’m just ready to help them and be a big contributor.” Peterson said he would be flying to the Twin Cities today and he should meet the local media on Sunday morning.
UPDATE 2: Peterson just did a conference call with the Twin Cities media. He said he would not need surgery on his collarbone and that he feels good, “really good,” right now. Peterson also said he is working on running lower to the ground to avoid taking a pounding.
From what little I've heard, this sounds like a good pick: the other top choice in that slot was quarterback Brady Quinn, and drafting another QB would have been the next best thing to saying that the Tarvaris Jackson experiment is already a bust.
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