MANKATO -- Pro Bowl running back Adrian Peterson addressed reporters after Tuesday's second practice and discussed his leg injury and Brett Favre of course.

Peterson said he experienced some "tightness" in his left leg early in camp and has scaled back his workload since then. He spent a good portion of Tuesday's second practice inside doing rehab work.

"I'm feeling pretty good," he said. "I did experience some tightness so just playing it safe right now. Few days I'll be OK. No one knows my body better than me. I know my body."

As for Favre, Peterson said he texted with the 40-year-old quarterback on Tuesday but he declined to reveal specifics of their conversation.

"I'm still up in the air like you guys [trying] to figure out what's going to happen," Peterson said. "I'm sure he's going to make the best decision for him."

Peterson said the team's expectations won't change, but he said it's foolish to think Favre's absence wouldn't be a blow to the team.

"He was definitely a big part of our offense," Peterson said. "It's hard to replace a guy like Favre. It's hard. But our expectation still stays the same. Taking it one step at a time and getting back in the position we were in last year: NFC Championship game, winning it and grabbing it all. That's not changing at all.

"In my opinion, would it be better for him to be here? Of course. Look at how he played last year. That's just like if I popped up and said, 'Hey, I'm done playing,' I'm sure the team would have a better chance of getting there if they would have had me. But we'll stay focused and get work in."

Asked for his gut feeling on who will be his quarterback in New Orleans on Sept. 9, Peterson said: "Who's handing me the ball? Hopefully Favre."