The Sports Xchange

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is a no-show at team workouts, but coach Mike Zimmer continues to send the message stated by members of the franchise that Minnesota is the only football option for the All-Pro back.

“He’s really got two choices: He can either play for us or he cannot play. He’s not going to play for anybody else,” Zimmer said Wednesday at team headquarters in Eden Prairie, Minn., on the second day of organized team activities.

Peterson, 30, said in February he was “uneasy” about returning to the Vikings after spending most of the 2014 season on the commissioner’s exempt list. Peterson’s agent, Ben Dogra, maintains Minnesota is not the best option for Peterson.

The Vikings owe Peterson $46 million over the next three seasons. CBS Sports reported Monday night that Peterson would not meekly return to Minnesota and would even consider retirement if the Vikings forced his hand.

—Defensive end Ray McDonald violently broke through a bedroom door to get to his ex-fiancee and their infant daughter, according to the 911 call that led to his arrest.

A woman, identified as the mother of the alleged victim, told a dispatcher that McDonald was drunk during a 911 call at 3:41 a.m. in Santa Clara, Calif., on Monday. The 6-foot-3, 290-pound lineman then tried to take the baby before leaving, according to the call.

McDonald was arrested around 7 a.m. at the San Jose home of retired 49ers defensive lineman Justin Smith, a former teammate. McDonald is free on $15,000 bail after he was booked on suspicion of one count each of domestic violence and child endangerment, both misdemeanors.

—Training camp just became a “Hard Knocks” life for the Houston Texans on Wednesday.

One of three finalists for the summertime documentary series, the Texans were informed they would be the franchise featured on the HBO program with filming to start the last week of July and debut exclusively on HBO on Aug. 11. The final episode airs Sept. 8.

The Buffalo Bills and Washington Redskins were the other finalists.

The Cleveland Browns were in the mix but the team had concerns that the HBO reality series would focus on quarterback Johnny Manziel, a first-round pick in 2014 who spent most of his offseason in a rehab facility, and their request to not be on the show was granted.

—The Dallas Cowboys are using drones to film part of the team’s organized training activities this week.

Coach Jason Garrett said he got the idea from new Southern Methodist University football coach Chad Morris. At the team’s rookie minicamp, two members from SMU’s video department flew a drone over the practices, according to ESPN.com.

“We pride ourselves on coaching and teaching our players as well as we can and film has been a big part of the game for a long time,” Garrett said. “Typically you have an end zone shot and a sideline shot. We use a lot of hand-held cameras on the ground. … One of our coaches went down to SMU for their spring practices and saw they were using it. They liked the angle. We got a chance to see it, so we decided to take a look at it.”

—San Francisco 49ers quarterback Colin Kaepernick deleted and then apologized for an insensitive social media post regarding the deadly floods in Houston.

On Tuesday, Kaepernick made light of the storms and floodwaters by posting a photo on his Instagram account of submerged cars in Houston, where the 49ers open the preseason. With the photo, he wrote: “I warned you the #7torms Coming !!! #Houston.” Kaepernick’s jersey number is 7.

Kaepernick deleted the post shortly thereafter, and issued an initial apology on Twitter: “No disrespect intended! Prayers up!”

Two hours later, Kaepernick issue a stronger apology: “I’m so sorry about my insensitive post earlier today. I didn’t fully understand how many people are struggling in Houston right now and I feel horrible. My prayers are with everyone there.”

—Buffalo Bills coach Rex Ryan is prone to bluster, but his praise for veteran quarterback Tyrod Taylor appears to be entirely genuine.

Taylor, who was the No. 2 quarterback in Baltimore behind Joe Flacco, took some of the first-team reps with the Bills’ offense as OTAs ramped up Wednesday.

Former first-round pick EJ Manuel is in a prove-it year with the franchise and, after the Bills signed Kyle Orton out of retirement last season to keep Manuel on clipboard duty, there is no assurance he will start in 2015.

—The Washington Redskins terminated the contracts of veteran guard Chris Chester and cornerback Tracy Porter on Wednesday.

Chester, 32, had started every game for Washington over the past four seasons. He is expected to be replaced by second-year guard Spencer Long.

Porter, 28, joined the Redskins last year on a two-year, $6 million deal, but he was limited to just three games because of shoulder and hamstring injuries.

—The Cleveland Browns terminated the contract of offensive lineman Nick McDonald on Wednesday.

McDonald, who has a knee injury, was given an injury settlement.

McDonald, 27, played in eight games last season, starting seven at center, after spending the first six weeks on the non-football injury list due to a wrist injury.

The Browns drafted Florida State center Cameron Erving in the first round earlier this month.

—The Oakland Raiders signed linebacker Horace Miller and re-signed wide receiver Milton Williams III on Wednesday.

To make room on the roster, the Raiders waived rookie cornerback Travell Dixon and wide receiver Austin Hill.

Miller spent most of his 2014 rookie season on the Carolina Panthers’ practice squad. The Panthers waived him in April.

Williams was signed by the Raiders as an undrafted free agent out of Delaware State on May 8 and was waived on May 12.