Saints officially sign Adrian Peterson to a 2 year, $7 million deal

The deal is now official, confirmed by ESPN reporter Josina Anderson below. Peterson will likely come in to fulfill Tim Hightower’s role and Mark Ingram’s backup. The second year is a team option, so the Saints could elect to only keep Peterson for a year. Interesting that the Saints finalized this before going to the draft. They could still draft a running back, of course, but now they don’t have to. I still think a satellite back that might replace Travaris Cadet is in play.

Adrian Peterson tells me he plans to sign with the #Saints on a 2 yr deal, effectively a (1 + 1op) term worth a base value of $7M. (Cont.)

— JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) April 25, 2017

Terms Peterson told me he's agreed to at this point. 2017 compensation: $3.5M (all guaranteed at signing) {$1M G-salary in '17 and $2.5M SB}

— JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) April 25, 2017

Peterson's says max incentives pkg at this time = $8.25M b/w ’17-’18. Incentives reached in ’17 added to the per game roster bonuses in ’18.

— JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) April 25, 2017

Peterson says 2018 compensation is $3.5M (none of which is guaranteed). {$2.4M in total roster bonuses ( (cont) https://t.co/BZYXW42ISX

— JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) April 25, 2017

RB Adrian Peterson's statement to me on the #Saints: “I am excited to be joining the New Orleans Saints. I’m (cont) https://t.co/ti4UlXxPMF

— JosinaAnderson (@JosinaAnderson) April 25, 2017