As of Wednesday morning, training camp has finally begun.
While this camp will be unlike any other in NFL history due to the coronavirus pandemic, many players are working to adapt to the climate and try and be as safe as possible, adhering to protocols that are necessary to keep the virus at bay. Some players have chosen to opt out of the season and understandably so. But the players who are now in Ashburn — or wherever their respective training camp is — know that playing football is what they want to do, and this is just something that they’ll have to work with going forward.
That was Washington’s running back Adrian Peterson’s mindset on Wednesday when he showed up to the team facilities.
“Of course [COVID-19] is always a concern, but work is work,” Peterson said, via TMZ Sports. “We got to do what we got to do.”
At 35 years old, there’s no telling how many more seasons AP can squeeze in. Peterson will have as eventful of a camp as ever this year, with loads of competition. Just this week it was announced that Bryce Love had been cleared to play, and Peterson will also have Derrius Guice, Antonio Gibson, Peyton Barber and J.D. McKissic all to contend with for playing time.
It’s going to be an uphill battle for the veteran running on older legs. That’s not to say he isn’t up for the task, though. If we’ve learned anything from AP over the years, it’s to not count him out before he’s done.
