EDEN PRAIRIE, Minn. — Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is moving forward in the recovery from surgery on his right knee.
Peterson ran some short sprints in the team's indoor facility on Tuesday, while the athletic training staff supervised and his teammates went through practice. With five games remaining in the regular season, there's no timetable for Peterson's return, but the four-time All-Pro pick could still be ready for action sometime in December.
Peterson rushed for a paltry 50 yards on 31 carries in two games before tearing his meniscus against Green Bay on Sept. 18 and had surgery four days later.
The Vikings (6-5) are last in the NFL in rushing with 71.1 yards per game and 2.8 yards per attempt.
Browns: RG3 cleared for contact
BEREA, Ohio — Browns quarterback Robert Griffin III has been cleared for contact, paving the way for him to play again this season.
Griffin has been sidelined since breaking a bone in his left shoulder late in the Sept. 11 opener against Philadelphia. He returned to practice last week, but still had to pass another medical test to make sure his injury had healed enough to absorb hits.
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The Browns (0-12) have a bye this week, but Griffin will likely start the Dec. 11 game against Cincinnati. Browns coach Hue Jackson could go back to rookie Cody Kessler, but he sustained his second concussion of the season on Nov. 20 and only completed the concussion protocol on Monday.
Griffin signed a two-year, $15 million contract with the Browns in March. The Browns will have four games to evaluate the 26-year-old RG3 and decide whether to bring him back as their starter in 2017.
Bills: OT Seantrel Henderson suspended 10 games by NFL
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. — The NFL has suspended Buffalo Bills offensive tackle Seantrel Henderson for 10 games for what the player's agent tells The Associated Press stems from his client using marijuana to relieve the effects of Crohn's disease.
The Bills announced the league notified them on Tuesday of Henderson's suspension for violating the league's substance abuse policy. It's Henderson's second suspension this year after he served a four-game ban to start the season.
Henderson's agent, Brian Fettner, called the league's decision "heart breaking," and added he cannot appeal the suspension because the NFL doesn't allow an exemption for medical marijuana use.
Henderson was diagnosed with the inflammatory bowel disease a year ago and had two operations on his intestines last offseason.
Several studies have found marijuana can be an effective treatment for Crohn's.
