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Adrian Peterson suffers apparent knee injury vs. Packers

Published Jun. 30, 2017 6:28 p.m. ET

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Adrian Peterson suffered an apparent right leg injury in the Minnesota Vikings’ Week 2 game against the Green Bay Packers.

What started off as a promising year for the Minnesota Vikings may quickly be unraveling into an injury-devastated season.

Just weeks after Teddy Bridgewater tore his ACL and dislocated his knee on a non-contact play at practice, Adrian Peterson suffered an apparent leg injury in the Viking’s Week 2 home contest against the visiting Green Bay Packers.

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In the third quarter, Peterson got banged up on a carry and was tended to on the field. He was walked to the sideline but was unable to put any weight on his right leg and limped the entire way. Peterson was then carried to the locker room by the training staff.

It was unclear at first if the injury was an ankle or a knee. The replay looked like a rolled ankle but NBC’s Michelle Tafoya said it was his knee.

Adrian Peterson getting worked on after limping off the field. pic.twitter.com/ycSoK2uRVs

— NFLonCBS (@NFLonCBS) September 19, 2016

Adrian Petersen heading back to the locker room https://t.co/38QSnXIlsF

— Aaron Bruski (@aaronbruski) September 19, 2016

According to the Minnesota Vikings PR team, it was indeed a knee injury for Peterson, who was ruled out of the game:

#Vikings RB Adrian Peterson has been ruled out with a knee injury.

— Vikings PR (@VikingsPR) September 19, 2016

The Vikings scored a touchdown a few plays later to take a 17-7 lead over their NFC North division rivals, but even Sam Bradford’s surprisingly strong Week 2 performance will do little to dull the sting of losing another star in Minnesota’s offense.

Peterson has 31 carries for only 50 yards so far this season. Jerick McKinnon will be Peterson’s replacement at running back depending on how long AP is sidelined for. Stay tuned for more updates.