MINNEAPOLIS - NOVEMBER 15: Adrian Peterson #28 of the Minnesota Vikings runs onto the field during an NFL game against the Detroit Lions at the Mall of America Field at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome on November 15, 2009 in Minneapolis, Minnesota. Getty Images logo Getty Images 2 months ago

MINNEAPOLIS - NOVEMBER 15: Adrian Peterson #28 of the Minnesota Vikings runs onto the field during an NFL game against the Detroit Lions at the Mall of America Field at Hubert H. Humphrey Metrodome on November 15, 2009 in Minneapolis, Minnesota.

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  1. Minnesota Vikings runningback Adrian Peterson (C) dives to recover his fumble against New Orleans Saints cornerback Tracy Porter (R) and linebacker Scott Fujita (55) in the third quarter of the NFL's NFC Championship football game in New Orleans, Louisiana January 24, 2010.
  2. NEW ORLEANS - JANUARY 24: Tracy Porter #22 of the New Orleans Saints attempts to tackle Adrian Peterson #28 of the Minnesota Vikings during the NFC Championship Game at the Louisana Superdome on January 24, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
  3. NEW ORLEANS - JANUARY 24: Tracy Porter #22 of the New Orleans Saints attempts to tackle Adrian Peterson #28 of the Minnesota Vikings during the NFC Championship Game at the Louisana Superdome on January 24, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
  4. NEW ORLEANS - JANUARY 24: Tracy Porter #22 of the New Orleans Saints attempts to tackle Adrian Peterson #28 of the Minnesota Vikings during the NFC Championship Game at the Louisana Superdome on January 24, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
  5. NEW ORLEANS - JANUARY 24: Brett Favre #4 of the Minnesota Vikings celebrates after Adrian Peterson #28 scored a 1-yard rushing touchdown in the third quarter against the New Orleans Saints during the NFC Championship Game at the Louisana Superdome on January 24, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
  6. NEW ORLEANS - JANUARY 24: Adrian Peterson #28 of the Minnesota Vikings runs the ball for a touchdown against the New Orleans Saints during the NFC Championship Game at the Louisiana Superdome on January 24, 2010 in New Orleans, Louisiana.
  7. In this Jan. 23, 2010 photo, New Orleans Saints fan Robert Patriquin, left, and Minnesota Vikings fan Isaac Carranza, right, show their team logos shaved into their heads as they walk down Bourbon Street in the French Quarter in New Orleans. The New Orleans Saints will host their first NFC Championship NFL football game game in franchise history when they play the Minnesota Vikings Sunday in New Orleans.
  8. MIAMI BEACH, FL - FEBRUARY 05: Bernard Berrian of the Minnesota Vikings attends the Leather & Laces Super Bowl Party presented by Dominican Republic Ministry of Tourism at the Paris Theater on February 5, 2010 in Miami Beach, Florida.
  9. MIAMI GARDENS, FL - JANUARY 31: A Minnesota Vikings fans holds a sign that reads 'One More Year Brett' during the 2010 AFC-NFC Pro Bowl at Sun Life Stadium on January 31, 2010 in Miami Gardens, Florida.
  10. Minnesota Vikings' Heath Farwell (59) talks to San Francisco 49ers' Patrick Willis (52) during NFC NFL football practice at the Pro Bowl on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010, in Fort Lauderdale, Fla.
  11. Minnesota Vikings fans attend the NFL's NFC Championship football game between the New Orleans Saints and the Minnesota Vikings in New Orleans, Louisiana January 24, 2010.
  12. Minnesota Vikings quarterback Brett Favre wipes his face as he leaves the field following their loss to the New Orleans Saints the NFC Championship NFL football game in New Orleans, Sunday, Jan. 24, 2010. The Saints defeated the Vikings 31-28 to advance to the Super Bowl against the Indianapolis Colts.
  13. Detroit Lions defensive quality control coach Don Clemons, left, talks with North squad players during Senior Bowl NCAA college football practice in Mobile, Ala., on Thursday, Jan. 28, 2010.
  14. Detroit Lions coach Jim Schwartz talks to players during the North squad Senior Bowl football practice in Mobile, Ala., Monday, Jan. 25, 2010.
  15. DETROIT - JANUARY 4: Lem Barney, former Detroit Lions hall of fame player, speaks as a witness at a U.S. House Judiciary field hearing January 4, 2010 in Detroit, Michigan. The hearing was designed to consider recent steps taken at the professional, college, and high school levels to deal with football brain injuries.
  16. DETROIT - JANUARY 4: Lem Barney, former Detroit Lions hall of fame player, speaks as a witness at a U.S. House Judiciary field hearing January 4, 2010 in Detroit, Michigan. The hearing was designed to consider recent steps taken at the professional, college, and high school levels to deal with football brain injuries.

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