Titans abandon Adrian Peterson, add Golden Tate in series of roster moves

The Titans have decided to part ways with Adrian Peterson.

Tennessee announced Tuesday afternoon that it was exempting veterans from running again and made a dozen other moves on the roster. Peterson played three games for the Titans after being signed to a 53-man squad, hitting 82 dashes and one touchdown.

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Peterson was originally signed with the team’s practice squad on 2 November after Derrick Henry was brought on the bench through injury. Henry is still recovering from a leg injury he picked up in Week 8. The Titans have struggled to replace Henry’s production with a back-panel of Peterson, D’Onta Foreman, Jeremy McNichols and Dontrell Hilliard.

Peterson is currently fifth on the NFL’s all-time dash list with 14,902 yards. He is just behind Barry Sanders, Frank Gore, Walter Payton and Emmitt Smith.

Abandoning Peterson was just one of several moves the Titans made on Tuesday. After being called up from the practice team prior to the Titans’ 22-13 loss to Texas, Hillard officially signed the 53-man roster on Tuesday. He’s notched seven 35-yard executions and eight 47-yard receptions against Houston.

The Titans have also signed an extensive contract with Golden Tate for their practice team. He spent last season with the Giants, totaling 35 catches for 388 yards and two touchdowns in 12 games. The signing of Tate is an attempt to energize the receiving team after the loss of Julio Jones, who was recently benched to a hamstring injury.

Tennessee next faces New England on Sunday.