Adrian Peterson didn't get his asking price from the Vikings, and won't from any other NFL team, for that matter. More than an indictment of the 31-year-old who spent most of the 2016 season on the shelf, Peterson's salary is far removed from that of the modern-day running back. His cap hit was $18 million, with an average annual salary of $14 million. Those monster paychecks are a thing of the past for him now. So what can he expect when his free-agency search starts in earnest next week? Based on salaries listed by Spotrac, here's a yardstick.
How did Adrian Peterson's contract compare to the NFL's top running backs?
Adrian Peterson can scan the landscape to see where he might fit in salary-wise with other running backs.
February 28, 2017 at 11:11PM
10 biggest average running back salaries in the NFL:
Player, team, age, average salary
Le'Veon Bell, Steelers, 25, $12.37 million
LeSean McCoy, Bills, 28, $8.0 million
Jonathan Stewart, Panthers, 29, $7.3 million
Doug Martin, Buccaneers, 28, $7.15 million
Lamar Miller, Texans, 25, $6.5 million
Chris Ivory, Jaguars, 28, $6.4 million
DeMarco Murray, Titans, 29, $6.31 million
Ezekiel Elliott, Cowboys, 21, $6.23 million
Giovani Bernard, Bengals, 25, $5.16 million
Darren Sproles, Eagles, 33, $4.5 million
C.J. Anderson, Broncos, 26, $4.5 million
Mike Conley was in Minneapolis, where he sounded the Gjallarhorn at the Vikings game, on Sunday during the robbery.
