One of the biggest stunners so far this summer in the NFL training camp is the news that Adrian Peterson-who tore his ACL in a game on Christmas last year-not only will be ready for the season opener but may actually play in this week's preseason game versus the Chargers. He has already been sprinting at full speed and has taken some contact in preseason workouts.
Peterson has already created an almost superhuman legacy with his incredible combination of speed, power and agility; he almost always is in the top 5 or top 3 in the NFL in rushing yards and has a bulldog personality in the red zone. The fact that he not only met expectations of when he was going to return to see action in a game but that he absolutely blew them away only serves to enhance that legacy.
Most ACL injuries take about a year to heal. Peterson has returned in just under nine months. This brings up the question of how much workload he can handle. Most players who have this injury are greatly limited especially in the early going. But I think that he could follow the lead of Patriot's wide receiver Wes Welker who didn't miss a game the season after tearing his ACL in January of 2010.
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