Don’t expect the Vikings to sign a running back when free agency begins March 10.
Minnesota head coach Mike Zimmer further validated the team’s recent onslaught of support for Adrian Peterson when he told reporters at the NFL Combine in Indianapolis that running back is not one of their offseason needs.
Mike Zimmer is confident about Adrian Peterson returning next season to the Vikings. He said they won't look at running backs in free agency
— Chris Tomasson (@christomasson) February 19, 2015
Viking Update reports that Zimmer doesn’t expect the Vikings to be big spenders in free agency, regardless of team need or position availability.
Mike Zimmer on free agency: "I don't believe we're going to go out and pay somebody a bunch of money." #Vikings
— VikingUpdate.com (@VikingUpdate) February 19, 2015
Zimmer joins a group of high-profile members of the organization that have issued public support for Peterson. Team Co-Owner/President Mark Wilf, Chief Operating Officer Kevin Warren and GM Rick Spielman have expressed a desire to see Peterson back in purple next season.
The all-pro running back is currently suspended by the NFL for his role in a child abuse case that developed last year.
Zimmer is scheduled to address the media during a press conference later Thursday morning. We’ll have more afterward.
