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The Vikings announced Thursday that Peterson underwent surgery to repair an abdominal core muscle injury, otherwise known as a sports hernia. The team expects the running back to make a speedy recovery with no long-term concerns.
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As NFL.com's Chris Wesseling suggests, the injury adds yet another layer to Peterson's legendary performance coming off reconstructive knee surgery. A mainstay on the Vikings' injury report in December, Peterson reached his peak while playing through an abdominal muscle tear. It's an injury that makes it very difficult to maintain effectiveness at the highest level of professional football. To put the 2012 NFL MVP's late-season performance in perspective, Peterson rushed for nearly the same amount of yards (1,598) over the final 10 games as Redskins rookie Alfred Morris did (1,606) over the entire course of the season. If not for the injury, however, it's highly likely that Peterson would have broken Eric Dickerson's single-season NFL rushing record. Citing the sore abdomen, Peterson passed up a chance to pad his stats in the fourth quarter of the Vikings' Week 16 victory over the Houston Texans.
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