On the fast track
Published 4/19/2008 by Christopher L. Gasper, Globe Staff at Boston.com -- Football news
Six teams passed on Adrian Peterson in the 2007 NFL draft. You would think after the Minnesota Vikings running back garnered the Offensive Rookie of the Year Award, teams, loathe to repeat that folly, would be clamoring for the services of this year's top-rated runner, Darren McFadden of Arkansas.
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