The Minnesota Vikings have acquired QB Kelly Holcomb via a trade with the Philadelphia Eagles. Holcomb has 21 career starts during his 10 NFL seasons.

The Vikings' first-round draft pick, running back Adrian Peterson, has been everything Brad Childress expected, the coach said Tuesday. "Exactly as advertised, and probably one better in terms of catching the football," Childress said. "He has spent a lot of time with (running backs coach) Eric Bieniemy; he lives in his hip pocket. He is hungry for knowledge . . . he's a million-mile-an-hour guy; you have got to slow him down at times."

The Vikings signed WR Robert Ferguson on Tuesday. Ferguson, a 2nd round draft choice in 2001, is entering his 7th season in the NFL. He has spent all 6 of his previous seasons with the Packers.

There has been a small amount of speculation out of Minnesota that the Vikings might be interested in trading for backup quarterback Kurt Warner. The Cardinals haven't heard from the Vikings, and if they do, the answer will come quickly. "They can't have him," Ken Whisenhunt said with a smile Wednesday.

According to Charley Walters of the Pioneer Press, the Vikings are rumored to be interested in Kurt Warner. Warner is currently backing up Matt Leinart in Arizona.

Vikings players said they were as eager as the fans to see rookie running back Adrian Peterson in a game, and everyone got their wish Friday. The team's No. 1 draft choice rushed for 33 yards on a surprising 11 carries in a 13-10 exhibition loss to the St. Louis Rams that offered no big runs but a possible glimpse of things to come. Peterson said he was nervous at first and thought he could have been a little quicker on his cuts, but he called the game an acceptable opening effort. "I'm picking it up," he said. "Those gaps will be there, and they close. Once I get that down and kind of pick it up a notch, I think things will get rolling."

With stalled drives and a defensive touchdown, the Minnesota Vikings looked a lot like they did last season in their first exhibition game. St. Louis' defense looked a lot different than last year's edition and the Rams beat the Vikings 13-10 on Friday night.