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MINNEAPOLIS -- For the third straight off-season, Adrian Peterson will be recovering from surgery. Dontae Johnson Seahawks Jersey . The Minnesota Vikings said their star running back had an operation Thursday to repair his adductor muscle, which is part of the groin. The team said Peterson was expected to be fully recovered in about six weeks, giving him plenty of time to heal before off-season workouts get going. The procedure was performed by Dr. William Meyers at the Vincera Institute in Philadelphia. Peterson rushed for 1,266 yards in 14 games, missing two in December due to a sprained right foot. The groin problem was lingering long before that, though, sapping him of some of his explosiveness. He acknowledged after a loss at Seattle Nov. 17 that the injury was bothering him "a lot." Peterson gained only 65 yards on 21 carries that afternoon, albeit against the leagues best defence. He still managed, two weeks later, to rush for 211 yards against Chicago, the fourth-highest total of his career. But then came the sprained foot in the snow Dec. 8 at Baltimore, and he played only once more, and not at full speed. He tallied 45 yards on 11 attempts at Cincinnati on Dec. 22 and said afterward he felt uncomfortable, a rare admission for one of the sports most confident and determined players. Keeping him off the field is always hard. "Thats just not my mentality, leaving these guys out to dry, just because, what the heck, my passion for the game," Peterson said last month. "I love the game too much to sit out just because. If Im out, youre going to know that he cant go." Peterson is 27th on the all-time rushing list, second only behind Steven Jackson among active players, and he has often stated his goal of someday passing Emmitt Smith for first place in history. Peterson will be 29 before the 2014 season starts, though, which means he is already in the later part of his prime. His punishing running style and the nature of playing such a taxing position will make it difficult, even for him, to keep the pace. This was Petersons third, though least invasive, surgery in the last 25 months. He had anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligament reconstruction in his left knee in December 2011. Then, after rushing for 2,097 yards and winning the NFL MVP award, Peterson had a procedure done in February 2013 to repair a sports hernia in his abdomen. Meyers performed that surgery, too. Alex McGough Seahawks Jersey .com) - The New York Islanders will try to solve their issues against Central Division opponents when they visit the Minnesota Wild for Tuesdays battle at Xcel Energy Center. Byron Maxwell Seahawks Jersey . After two months of mediocrity, perhaps the Washington Nationals have turned the page. 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To do what we accomplished in a short period of time was amazing.The Patriots have been to two Super Bowls in the last nine seasons. Helped by two late receptions — one on David Tyrees trap against his helmet, the other on a long throw down the sideline to Mario Manningham — the New York Giants won close games.If those passes were incomplete, Brady might have a Super Bowl ring for each finger of one hand.Weve come up short a few times in some big ones, but were lucky to be in those games, too, he said after the Patriots held a rare scrimmage during practice to motivate them during their bye week.It was fun to have a real competitive day, Brady said. I could see why its so hard to score on our defence, though, I can tell you that. Theyve got a lot of good players.In the blue vs. white scrimmage, the white team won, cornerback Brandon Browner said — his team.We won by a field goal, he said. It was a great way to keep guys competing and get something out of practice because it is a bye week so youve got some guys, their minds are on maybe getting out of here or trying to get done with the week.The Patriots (12-4), the AFCs top seed, practice Thursday, and then have three days off before a weightlifting day Monday. They will start practicing on Tuesday for their divisional game.Many of them will watch this weekends playoff games that will determine their opponent on Jan. 10 in Gillette Stadium.It will be the Baltimore Raveens if they beat the Pittsburgh Steelers on Saturday. Byron Maxwell Jersey. Otherwise, it will be the winner of Sundays game between the Indianapolis Colts and Cincinnati Bengals.Whoever it is, the Patriots offence needs to improve over its last two performances, the least productive of the season.New England gained just 231 yards but edged the weak New York Jets 17-16 on Dec. 21. Then they picked up 260 in a 17-9 loss to Buffalo, although Brady played just the first half and tight end Rob Gronkowski and wide receiver Julian Edelman didnt play at all because the game had no bearing on their post-season seeding.And the Patriots have beaten three other AFC playoff teams — Cincinnati, Denver and Indianapolis — by at least 22 points.You just have to believe in what youre doing and believe in each other and go out there and play with a lot of confidence, Brady said. In spurts weve done some really good things, and other times our execution hasnt been as sharp.It really doesnt matter at this point what has happened — good, bad or indifferent. It just really matters what we really do from this point on. Every team has the same record.Brady won his first 10 playoff games. But in the last five seasons, he is 4-5 with losses in the Patriots first game in the first two years, and then the Super Bowl loss followed by losses in the AFC championship game the past two years.To be that final team is pretty tough, he said, but weve also put ourselves in a good position, so thats all you can ask for at this point for us.We look ahead to it with confidence knowing that we are capable of playing the best teams and playing really well against some of the best teams. All year weve done that, and now weve just got to do it in a single-elimination tournament.___Online: AP NFL website: www.pro32.ap.org and www.twitter.com/AP_NFL Cheap Steelers Jerseys Cheap Patriots Jerseys Cheap Bills Jerseys Cheap Jets Jerseys Cheap Giants Jerseys Cheap Redskins Jerseys Cheap Bears Jerseys Cheap Eagles Jerseys Cheap Cardinals Jerseys Cheap Jaguars Jerseys Cheap Raiders Jerseys Cheap Dolphins Jerseys Cheap Panthers Jerseys Cheap Lions Jerseys Cheap Browns Jerseys ' ' '