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Vikings Star Gets Honest About Missing Practice Amid Contract Dispute
Vikings Star Gets Honest About Missing Practice Amid Contract Dispute originally appeared on Athlon Sports. It was out of character for Minnesota Vikings safety Josh Metellus to be missing from the practice field for voluntary OTAs a week ago. Advertisement However, a trend has continued for the Vikings team captain and emotional leader of the team, who sat out 7-on-7s during mandatory minicamps on Tuesday. The assumption: Metellus, in the final year of his contract, is looking for a new deal. After practice on Wednesday, June 11, Metellus addressed his absence from team activities. Minnesota Vikings safety Josh Metellus (44) is a limited participant at mandatory minicamps amid a contract negotiation with the team.© Matt Krohn-USA TODAY Sports "It's all good, that's part of the process right now. I mean, the coaches, front office, everybody understands, you know, situation I'm here," Metellus told KSTP's Darren Wolfson on June 11. "I'm building that chemistry with my new teammates and the old teammates, and I'm here being the same guy I am all the time. So you guys know me. It ain't nothing change.' Two summers ago, the Vikings proactively signed Metellus to a two-year, $8 million extension with the hopes that he would seize a prominent role in the first year under Brian Flores. Advertisement He did that, and then some. After starting just three games in three years as a 2020 sixth-round pick, Metellus has started 27 games and surpassed 1,000 defensive snaps each of the past two seasons since Flores arrived. Metellus has become an integral part of the Flores' amoebic defense that lines versatile players all over the field. Metellus is arguably the defense's most versatile player, capable of lining up at over a dozen positions as both a cover man and a pass rusher. That's made his contract negotiations tricky when considering what he is worth to the team. Metellus said that despite all the versatility, he values himself as a safety and merely learned all those roles to have an impact behind Harrison Smith and Camryn Bynum, who signed with a $15-million-a-year deal with the Indianapolis Colts in March. Advertisement "I kind of had to, we had a Hall of Famer and a guy getting paid $15 million back there," Metellus said of his learning his hybrid role. "I had to find a way to fit in." Metellus should garner a contract in the ballpark of Bynum's deal in Indianapolis, which ranks 10th in average annual value at the position. "At the end of the day, I came in this league at safety, that's forever going to be my true position," Metellus added. "All the other stuff, I think, adds to my value. But at the end of the day, I'm a ball player -- 1,000 snaps at whatever position, I'm going to do everything to help the team win.' Related: Randy Moss' Son Reacts After Going Unsigned at Vikings Tryout Related: Packers Predicted to Replace Jaire Alexander With Ex-Viking, Former All-Pro This story was originally reported by Athlon Sports on Jun 12, 2025, where it first appeared.
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11-02-2025
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Ex-Viking Adrian Peterson no longer facing warrants for arrest in child-support cases
Ex-Viking Adrian Peterson no longer facing warrants for arrest in child-support cases Former Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is no longer facing warrants for his arrest in Texas after Peterson recently made an online court appearance in one of his child-support cases, according to court records in Fort Bend County, Texas. The warrants were issued in December when Peterson, 39, failed to appear in court for the cases. After he appeared for a court proceeding last week via Zoom, the court withdrew the 'capias' warrants in two child-support cases. Both cases were resolved with qualified domestic relations orders (QDRO) that arranged for Peterson to pay the owed child support from his NFL retirement savings, according to records. The two cases listed women from Minnesota as the custodial parents. 'A capias was previously signed for Mr. Peterson when he did not appear in person at the last court date,' the court docket said. "OAG (Texas attorney general's office) announced they are withdrawing the capias and an agreed Qdro will be submitted to the court.' His publicist said in December the issue 'related to a misunderstanding regarding Adrian's court appearances as it relates to child support.' This removes at least one of Peterson's legal problems, with another big one still pending. How much debt does Adrian Peterson have? Peterson earned more than $100 million in his NFL career from 2007 to 2021 and is considered a future Pro Football Hall of Famer. But he took a big risk in October 2016 that is still haunting him financially. He took out a $5.2 million loan that year from a Pennsylvania lending company and promised to pay it back in five months, in March 2017, at 12% interest. An exhibit attached to the loan document in October 2016 indicated he was seeking an advance on an $18 million contract that he expected to come from the Vikings. But Peterson was coming off a knee injury that year, and the Vikings declined to pick up the $18 million option in February 2017, turning Peterson into a free agent. His earnings fell dramatically after that, never exceeding $3.5 million a year. He hasn't played in the NFL since 2021 and hasn't paid back that loan, which has since swelled to more than $12 million in debt, including interest. In September, a judge in Houston issued an order for him to turn over numerous assets to help pay that debt. A court-appointed receiver also has been trying to seize his assets and even intercepted an auction of his NFL trophies and clothes last year, according to court records. The auction was suspended as a result and is still on hold, according to the auction company. Peterson has cast blame for the debt on his former financial advisor, who could not be reached by USA TODAY Sports. Follow reporter Brent Schrotenboer @Schrotenboer. Email: bschrotenb@
