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Vikings V.P. of player personnel Rick Spielman acknowledged Thursday that Peterson's contract is "going to have to get addressed," once a new collective bargaining agreement is in place. "We'll continue to look at that, and Adrian is a vital key of our football team and. ... The face of the organization," Spielman said. "So, we'll address [his contract] when the time is right."
Reported by the Minneapolis Star Tribune
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As Star-Tribune staffer Judd Zulgad notes, Peterson wants a contract extension. He is due to make an eye-popping $10.720 million base salary in 2011, the final season of his rookie contract. Peterson is technically signed for 2012 but that year of the deal will void. The NFL did not have a salary cap in 2010, but if one returns Peterson's cap figure would be $12.775 million for this coming season, and the Vikings would like to restructure that. Spielman did not say if team officials would be meeting with Peterson's agent, Ben Dogra, at the NFL scouting combine, which runs through Tuesday.
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