We didn't sign him up for 2 games last year, or 1 game the few years before. The hardest thing to realize for an aging sports star is that their skills have diminished, and when that happens to a one-dimensional back, that is curtains. Michael Jordan was a rarity, in that he came back to play at an advanced age for the Wizards, but his skills too were diminished. He had to take almost twice the shots to get his points
AP is suddenly realizing that the Vikings didn't screw him at all. He is realizing they did support him during his child abuse charges. However, the divorce is final, and it sucks to realize you made a mistake in how you treated an organization. It is why when you quit an every day job, you don't crap on the bosses desk and flip everyone off. You never burn those bridges.
AP will be back to the Twin Cities after his career is over, and most fans will re-embrace him. He will need Vikings fans, as his money won't go near as far as he, or we think it should.