Preseason ticket holders in Minnesota shouldn’t expect to see the this August. It sounds like the league’s best running back won’t Blank Jersey make his return to game action until the regular season. “I probably don’t see that, no,” Mike Zimmer on Wednesday when asked if Peterson could take preseason snaps. “We’re talking in June, so you can’t hold me to it, but he’s carried the ball a lot (in his eight-year career) and he’s going to continue to carry the ball a lot. He’ll get plenty of looks and reps in practice.” Peterson hasn’t had a preseason carry since Christian Vazquez Jersey 2011, and it clearly hasn’t hurt his regular season production. While Peterson only suited up for one game last season, the don’t seem too concerned that he will be rusty. He can save his aggre sive running for games that matter. “It’s the same as before, nothing new,” Peterson told the St. Paul Pioneer Pre s. “I don’t think (he’ll be pushing to play). They’ve seen enough of me Rick Porcello Jersey . I’ll be ready to play.”I feel good,” he said. “I feel like we’re kind of working my way up to what (offensive coordinator) Norv Turner wants to accomplish. To be able to go out there and with everything that he has presented, I’d be lying if I said I didn’t feel like I’ve mi sed a beat. I’m still catching up with everything but ultimately I felt good.”In the meantime, the are happy with what they see on the field.”He’s looked good,” Zimmer said Mitch Moreland Jersey . “He’s done a good job of really everything, carrying the football, a good job of protection, a good job of Eduardo Rodriguez Jersey catching the football. He seems to be enjoying himself. … It’s nice to see when we see him run the ball, get the ball in his hands and accelerate and the cuts he’s made, he’s looked exceptional.” In short: He’s looked like . And Peterson doesn’t need August football. The latest Podcast and the guys play another edition of What’s More Likely. Find more content on .