re: Nola.com article on Leonard Fournette

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"I got to see him play on TV," Peyton Manning said earlier this year. "My brother Cooper sent me a text and said, 'Hey, there's a big game between St. Augustine and John Curtis,' who have always been powerhouses in New Orleans. So I was home on a Friday night, turned the game on and he's an impressive linebacker -- and, oh by the way, he's also the top-rated running back as well. He's some kind of athlete.

"And I haven't had a chance to meet him, but watching the game that he had against John Curtis, one of the best programs in the country, that kind of told me everything I needed to know about how good of a player he is."

Also intrigued was Peterson, the NFL's reigning Most Valuable Player. Upon hearing about the Louisiana kid who was being favorably compared to him, Peterson sat down recently at the Vikings' training facility to watch YouTube videos of Fournette. The first word out of the Minnesota Vikings' All-Pro running back's mouth: "Wow."

"He's a taller back with a great combination of size, speed and power," Peterson said. "Has great vision; his feet follow his eyes very well. He's very impressive.

"If he keeps working hard, the sky is the limit for him."

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