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NFL-Vikings' Peterson has surgery to repair sports hernia

February 7, 2013 15:30
Feb 7 (Reuters) - Adrian Peterson, who nearly broke the National Football League's single-season rushing record last season during an MVP campaign, had surgery on Thursday to repair a sports hernia, the Minnesota Vikings said. Peterson, who was named the NFL's Most Valuable Player for the 2012 season a year after suffering a torn knee ligament, is expected to make "a speedy recovery with no long-term concerns," the Vikings said in a statement.

NFL: Vikings star rusher Peterson undergoes surgery

February 7, 2013 14:31
Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson underwent successful hernia surgery on Thursday to repair a torn abdominal muscle, the National Football League team announced. "We expect a speedy recovery with no long-term concerns," the Vikings said in a statement following the operation by William Meyers in Philadelphia. Peterson ran 348 times for 2,097 yards and 12 touchdowns last season, falling just shy of the NFL one-season record of 2,105 rushing yards established by Eric Dickerson in 1984.
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