"Add Vikings running back Adrian Peterson to the list of elite athletes who have asked Dr. James Andrews to put them back together.

Andrews, considered the foremost orthopedic surgeon when it comes to rebuilding elbows, shoulders and knees, will operate on Peterson's left knee Friday at the Andrews Sports Medicine & Orthopedics Center at St. Vincent's Medical Center in Birmingham, Ala.

Peterson, who tore the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments in Saturday's victory at Washington, will return to Minnesota on Monday. Coach Leslie Frazier said he and Peterson will discuss how much of the rehabilitation is done in Minnesota and how much is done at Peterson's home near Houston.

Frazier clearly has a preference."