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Report: Vikings' Peterson could return next month

Brace Hemmelgarn / USA TODAY Sports

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson could be back on the field as soon as the middle of December, sources informed Ben Goessling of ESPN.

Peterson suffered a right knee injury in the second week of the season and has been sidelined ever since. He underwent meniscus surgery in late September and was thought to require a three-to-four month recovery timeline.

Goessling writes that Peterson can begin running this week and, barring a setback, could be available for one of the Vikings' final games of the regular season.

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