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Vikings have deactivated Adrian Peterson for Sunday's game

by Jake Perper | Fri, Sep 12th 6:53pm EDT

The Vikings announced just a short while ago that star running back Adrian Peterson will be deactivated amid reports of injury to his 4-year-old son. NBC Sports is reporting that Peterson gave his son a disciplining with a flexible tree branch. (ProFootballTalk)

Fantasy Impact:

Find someone else to use on your bench this week. Obviously this is a tough break for the Vikings and fantasy owners. But the seriousness of this incident is more important. Matt Asiata should get the bulk of the carries with Jerrick McKinnon serving as the change-of-pace back.

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