The Facts: Following up on the ongoing story. ... Peterson won’t be at Vikings organized team activities when they begin Tuesday, a source told the Pioneer Press on Sunday. Peterson will remain at his home in Texas. The source couldn’t say for sure if Peterson will attend any of the team’s three OTA sessions but doesn’t expect he will.
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Peterson, who missed 15 games last season because of a child-abuse incident, has been disgruntled because he has not believed some in the Minnesota organization did enough to get him back on the field last fall. The Vikings have said they will not trade Peterson, who has three years left on his contract. Peterson has not been with the Vikings during all of spring workouts, however the start of OTAs is significant because Peterson has a $250,000 workout bonus that he won’t get unless he takes part in 90 percent of OTAs and minicamps. The Vikings also have OTAs June 2-4 and June 8-11 and a mandatory minicamp June 16-18. Peterson, who last year participated in OTAs and minicamps, has three years and $44.25 million left on his Vikings contract, including being on the books for $12.75 million in 2015. Training camp will start for the Vikings the final weekend of July. Their first preseason game is Aug. 9 against Pittsburgh in the Hall of Fame Game in Canton, Ohio.