Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones revealed that Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson told him that he wants to play for the Cowboys when his contract with the Vikings ends, ESPN reported on Thursday.

Jones revealed his telephone conversation with Peterson in his "Outside The Lines" and "ESPN The Magazine" profile, which was published on Thursday.

When asked about his response when Peterson expressed his interest in playing in Dallas, Jones said: "Well, we'll see what we can do, if we can make that happen. I'd like that, too. Well, we're talking pig Latin here, but let's see if we can do that. We're talking pig Latin here, but let's see what we can do about that."

Peterson, who has spent his entire seven-year career in Minnesota, still has four years left in his seven-year, $100 million contract with the Vikings and is set to earn $11.75 million in the upcoming season.

Reacting to Jones' revelation, Peterson, the seventh overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft, admitted that he talked to the Cowboys owner, but he reiterated that he did not mention that he wants out of Minnesota, saying that he is aiming to retire as a Viking.

"This was a casual conversation between NFL colleagues in which I never indicated I wanted to leave the Vikings," Peterson said in a statement posted on the team's official website on Thursday. "I have always said I understand the NFL is a business but that I would love to retire as a Viking."

On the other hand, the National Football League remains mum about the conversation, which could be a violation of the league's rule on player tampering.

Jones maintained that the phone conversation should not be considered as tampering even if he failed to inform the Vikings about it, pointing out that he did not talk to Peterson again about it.

"None whatsoever," Jones said when asked if there is concern about getting fined for tampering. "I understand the tampering thing, and you have to be an initiator."

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