NFL: Vikings’ Adrian Peterson says he’ll be back Sunday against the Colts

Adrian Peterson has always called himself a quick healer. Now he says he’s ready to come back from his latest knee surgery even sooner than he originally thought.

Peterson told Dash Radio on Friday that he plans to return to the Minnesota Vikings backfield on Sunday against the Indianapolis Colts. His surprise announcement comes four days after he reiterated that he was targeting the game against Green Bay on Dec. 24 as his first game back after having surgery on a torn meniscus in his right knee.

“It really boils down to how I feel,” Peterson told the internet radio station, of which he is an investor. “What it really came down to me in my heart knowing, especially after these past two days, that I can go out there and be productive.”

Peterson practiced Wednesday for the first time since he was injured in Week 2 against the Packers. He practiced on Thursday and Friday as well and was not listed on the team’s injury report, further evidence that he is fully healthy.

Seeking right glove

With two days left until the Detroit Lions play the New York Giants, quarterback Matthew Stafford is still deciding what type of glove to wear on his injured throwing hand, Lions coach Jim Caldwell said Friday.

“Still working through it, what he thinks is comfortable for him,” Caldwell said. “He’s doing pretty well. I’m not going to talk about the logistics of what he has on and how it works and all that stuff. I’m not going to get into all that. You talk to him, he may share of some that with you. But yeah, he’s doing OK. He’s working through it.”

Fines avoided

The NFL declined to fine anyone involved in the Aqib Talib-Harry Douglas skirmish in the Broncos-Titans game. Talib went after Douglas one play after the Tennessee receiver’s low, late block on cornerback Chris Harris infuriated the Denver players. The only one fined from that game was Broncos receiver Emmanuel Sanders for imitating a pitcher after his TD catch. ...

Two Seattle Seahawks defenders drew hefty fines for unnecessary roughness infractions at Green Bay: linebacker K.J. Wright ($48,620) and cornerback Richard Sherman ($18,231).

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