Adrian Peterson just returned from a trip to Asia

Dwayne Haskins Redskins Jersey , where he promoted the sport in Tokyo, Beijing and Shanghai.“The fans were extremely welcoming,” the Washington running back said, via Ryan Homler of NBCSportsWashington.com. “Their enthusiasm for football and sports in general made it clear that Japan and China would provide incredible environments to play an NFL game.” The NFL has had an interest in growing the game internationally, having played regular-season games in London, Mexico City and Canada. While the league has played preseason games in Asia, it has never moved a regular-season game there for obvious reasons.The NFL has played 13 preseason games in Japan Terry McLaurin Jersey , with the last one coming in 2005. A preseason game scheduled for China in 2007 was postponed and then ultimately canceled.Peterson’s trip was with Red Phoenix Entertainment, an agency in Houston that “bridges American athletes, sport organizations and entertainers with global companies in order to expand sponsorships, branding and market presence,” according to a company press release, via Homler.Peterson interacted with global fans and met with government officials all in the name of promoting the game. He hosted football camps, including one with members of Japan’s top football league Wes Martin Jersey , the X-League, and hosted a workout at the Great Wall of China.In other words, it was a working vacation. Dropped from multiple draft boards due to a heart condition, rookie pass-rusher Montez Sweat remained high on the board in Washington — and he’ll be on the field plenty in 2019.“I have no doubt that he’s going to play a lot,” Washington coach Jay Gruden told reporters on Saturday regarding Sweat, who was acquired after Washington traded back into round one with the Colts. “The skillset that he has is quite evident. You see his length and then you watch him run after practice and he’s faster than anybody we have probably right now. He has great length, great speed. Now Sonny Jurgensen Jersey , it’s just a matter of transitioning into the defense — both base and sub-fronts. So, we’ll see how he does but definitely impressed with him, with the athletic body of work that he has. Now, it’s a matter of getting him ready mentally and working on the fundamentals to go along with playing outside linebacker and defensive end in sub [packages].”At least one of the teams that removed him from the board for health reasons nevertheless regarded him as the best pass rusher in the draft. Sweat’s speed had something to do with that assessment.“He’s just fast,” Gruden said of the guy who ran a 4.41-second 40-yard dash at the Scouting Combine. “He’s fast. He eats up ground when he runs. It’s like three strides and he’s all the way across the field and it’s crazy.”It’s not crazy to think of the kind of steal Washington will have gotten — and some teams may end up thinking it was crazy to take him off the board — if the heart condition detected at the Scouting Combine ends up being a non-issue.