Adrian Peterson will have surgery on his right knee to repair a torn meniscus, putting his season in question.
The Vikings have held off for now on placing their all-time leading rusher on injured reserve, waiting for the medical report that will influence that decision. Peterson was hurt in last Sunday night’s victory over the Packers, needing assistance off the field after his knee was slightly twisted while being tackled at the end of a run.
Peterson, 16th on the NFL’s all-time rushing list, has only 50 yards on 31 attempts this season. He told ESPN on Wednesday that the type of tear he was diagnosed with typically requires a minimum recovery time of 3-4 months. But Vikings coach Mike Zimmer said the timetable for Peterson’s return won’t be clear until after the procedure.
‘‘Everything is possible,’’ Zimmer said. ‘‘It could be season ending. It could be three weeks, four weeks. I don’t know.’’
Peterson made a swift recovery from a torn ACL in his left knee suffered in the second-to-last game of the 2011 season. He came back with a flourish, in time for the 2012 opener, and won the league MVP award with 2,097 yards rushing.
Revis points finger
Jets cornerback Darrelle Revis said a report that he came to training camp ‘‘out of shape’’ and that is what is contributing to his struggles is a result of his former agents taking ‘‘a shot’’ at him.
A day after Bengals receiver A.J. Green had a huge game against Revis, a report on Sept. 12 by Bleacher Report quoted anonymous sources saying that Revis arrived to camp not in prime condition because he was coming off offseason wrist surgery and was unable to work out adequately.
On Wednesday, Revis said he believes that story came from his agents, although Bleacher Report’s Jason Cole tweeted last week that it was ‘‘people who worked out with Revis.’’
During the offseason, Revis fired agents Neil Schwartz and Jon Feinsod, who helped negotiate several big-money deals for him.
In a statement, his agents say they ‘‘only wish Darrelle the best of luck.’’
Coleman breaks hand
Browns rookie wide receiver Corey Coleman broke his hand during Wednesday’s practice, the latest major blow to a young, struggling team that has already lost two starting quarterbacks in the first two weeks of the season.
A first-round draft pick, Coleman had a breakout game last Sunday, scoring two touchdowns in a 25-20 loss to the Ravens.
He was finally looking like the big-time playmaker the Browns envisioned he could be when they selected him No. 15 overall.
Now the former Baylor star is sidelined, leaving Cleveland’s offense without another option.
Coleman banged his hand on another defender while making a catch and continued to practice. He stayed on the field the entire time, but later went for an X-ray, which revealed the fracture.
The Browns released a statement addressing Coleman’s injury, saying ‘‘the injury is being further evaluated in order to determine when he will return to play.’’
Coleman’s injury follows those to quarterbacks Robert Griffin III and Josh McCown, who are both sidelined indefinitely with injuries to their left shoulders.
With Griffin and McCown out, the Browns will start rookie Cody Kessler Sunday at Miami.
Hoyer preparing
Brian Hoyer is preparing as if he will be the starter at quarterback in place of the injured Jay Cutler when the Bears face the Cowboys Sunday night in Cowboys. Cutler suffered a thumb sprain in Monday night’s loss to the Eagles. He hasn’t officially been listed as out, but he is not practicing . . . Titans right guard Chance Warmack will have surgery to repair a torn tendon in a finger on his right hand, and the team plans to place him on IR. Coach Mike Mularkey said Warmack chose to have surgery and would have to play with his hand wrapped like a club if he returned. The coach said it’s tough to play Warmack’s position with a club on your hand, making it likely Warmack will miss the rest of the season . . . The Lions put running back Ameer Abdullah on the reserve-injured list with a left foot injury, keeping him out of the lineup for at least eight weeks and pushing Theo Riddick up the depth chart. Abdullah hurt his foot on a 24-yard run in last Sunday’s loss to the Titans and didn’t return to play . . . The Saints placed P.J. Williams on IR, three days after the cornerback absorbed a hard hit to the head during last Sunday’s loss to the Giants. Williams took a knee to the helmet in a collision with Giants tight end Larry Donnell. Williams was able to move his extremities, but was immobilized, carted off the field, and taken to a hospital . . . Colts receiver Donte Moncrief is expected to miss 4-6 weeks with a fractured left shoulder blade. Moncrief was injured during the first half of last Sunday’s loss at Denver . . . Redskins wide receiver DeSean Jackson has knee and ankle injuries that could keep him out of Sunday’s game against the Giants. Jackson watched practice in street clothes on Wednesday . . . Forty-eight hours after suggesting Shiloh Keo ‘‘won’t be out of work long,’’ Broncos coach Gary Kubiak welcomed back the fifth-year safety to his 53-man roster. The Broncos had released Keo over the weekend while he was serving a two-game suspension for an offseason drunken-driving arrest.
