Washington Redskins veteran running back Adrian Peterson is currently dealing with sprained ankle, which was revealed by head coach Jay Gruden on Monday.

Via the Redskins’ official Twitter account:

Gruden also announces that Adrian Peterson has a sprained ankle. He should also be ready for New Orleans.

That’s not an ideal news to hear for Washington to start a week, but at least Peterson has plenty of days to rest up and heal from the injury. The Redskins have a bye this week with their next game set to take place 14 days away when they take on the New Orleans Saints on the road on Oct. 8 – a Monday Night Football game, too.

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At age 33, Peterson is way behind his prime, but he’s still better than most running backs so far this season. In the Redskins’ Week 31-17 win over the Green Bay Packers at home last Sunday, Peterson paced his team with 120 rushing yards and a pair of rushing scores on 19 carries.

With Peterson showing there’s plenty of gas left in his tank, the Redskins have managed to end Week 3 fourth in the NFL with an average of 137.7 rushing yards per game.

Adrian Peterson signed a one-year deal worth $1.015 million with the Redskins back in August and has become an integral part of Washington’ offense that is 10th in the league with 383.3 total yards per contest.