MINNEAPOLIS -- A day after the Minnesota Vikings announced they would deactivate Adrian Peterson for Sunday's game against the New England Patriots, they made a roster move to give themselves some more depth at running back.

The Vikings signed Joe Banyard from their practice squad, ensuring they'll have three healthy halfbacks even without Peterson, who was charged with one count of injury to a child in Montgomery County, Texas, on Friday. The Vikings announced on Friday the 2012 NFL MVP wouldn't play after a grand jury indicted Peterson, finding probable cause that the running back used an unreasonable amount of force in disciplining his son earlier this year.

Banyard was the Vikings' leading rusher in the preseason with 212 yards -- including 111 in the preseason finale -- and spent most of the 2013 season on the Vikings' practice squad after a solid preseason last year. He did play in three regular-season games last season, catching one pass for 11 yards. Banyard will likely back up Matt Asiata and Jerick McKinnon on Sunday.

To make room for Banyard, the Vikings released fullback Zach Line, who had made the team's 53-man roster for the second consecutive year but missed last Sunday's game in St. Louis with an ankle injury.