Author: Bobby Finger on Jezebel, shared by Tom Ley to Deadspin

Adrian Peterson jokes that he plans to go for '150 or 200 yards' against Vikings

The New Orleans Saints-Minnesota Vikings opener on “Monday Night Football” looked like a curious scheduling choice, then it looked brilliant when Adrian Peterson signed with the Saints (conspiracy theorists unite!). Peterson took note of the Week 1 opponent when he signed with the Saints, his second NFL team after 10 Hall-of-Fame seasons with the Vikings. Adrian Peterson will play his former team, the Vikings, in Week 1.

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Colt Lyerla escapes from prison

He’s loose. Literally. Former NFL tight end Colt Lyerla, who had a limited stint with the Packers, has escaped from custody in Oregon. Lyerla reportedly bolted through the window of a minimum-security facility, two months in to a six-month sentence. He has a string of drug and forgery arrests, and he’ll now face felony charges, if/when he’s caught. A promising talent at tight end, problems at Oregon put him in the NFL prematurely, and a knee injury ended his Packers career before it ever could begin.

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What Giants rookie Davis Webb said to get off to a bad start with Eli Manning

Eli Manning cringed at how his new understudy first greeted him on the phone. The New York Giants potentially drafted Eli Manning’s eventual replacement last weekend. The Giants selected Davis Webb in Round 3, and though Webb needs work and Manning shouldn’t worry about him this season, there could be a debate at some point — say, in two or three seasons — about Webb being the next in line at QB.

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Todd McShay offers up his way-too-early 2018 NFL mock draft

Time for what I believe will be our last 2018 NFL mock draft until the fall college football season arrives. Well, no promises on that, but I think this will be it. Todd McShay released his way-too-early mock draft on Thursday. His next mock draft likely will not arrive until December. He acknowledged he has not watched tape on most of the players in his mock. Instead, his evaluations are based on what he has seen in person or on TV. The draft order is generated by Football Outsiders, who come up with early projected records for the 2017 season. A year ago, he released the same type of mock draft. His top five picks a year ago were: 1. Cleveland Browns: DeShaun Watson, QB, Clemson 2. San Francisco

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Former Titans coach Jeff Fisher moving back to Nashville — 'This is home'

Jeff Fisher is going home. Not back to California where he grew up and played college football. Not back to Chicago where he played in the NFL or Houston where he first became a head coach. Fisher, 59, is moving moving back to Nashville, the place he truly considers his home. “We spent so many years here; we just love the people and we have so many great friends here,” said Fisher, who currently is in town. “Everywhere you go people are just like, ‘Hey, welcome back.’ It’s just really cool.” While having a tire repaired earlier this week Fisher was recognized by all the employees at the shop. They were thrilled to see him and stopped working long enough to get together for a group photo. “That

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