Adrian Peterson
American football player
1985 –
Who is Adrian Peterson?
Adrian Lewis Peterson is an American football running back for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League. He was drafted by the Vikings seventh overall in the 2007 NFL Draft. He played college football at Oklahoma. Peterson set the NCAA freshman rushing record with 1,925 yards as a true freshman during the 2004 season. As a unanimous first-team All-American, he became the first freshman to finish as the runner-up in the Heisman Trophy balloting. Peterson finished his college football career as the Sooners' third all-time leading rusher.
Following his first pro season, in which he set an NFL record for most rushing yards in a single game, Peterson was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. He was then awarded the MVP award for his performance in the Pro Bowl and became only the fifth player in NFL history to have more than 3,000 yards through his first two seasons. In 2010, he became the fifth fastest player to run for 5,000 yards, doing so in his 51st game.
In 2012, Peterson became the sixth fastest player to reach 8,000 rushing yards, ending the season with 2,097 rushing yards, just nine yards shy of breaking Eric Dickerson's single season all-time record.
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- Born
- Mar 21, 1985
Palestine - Also known as
- A.D.
- A.P.
- AP
- All Day
- AD
- Adrian Lewis Peterson
- Purple Jesus
- Parents
- Siblings
- Spouses
- Ashley Brown
(2014/07/19 - )
- Ashley Brown
- Children
- Ethnicity
- African American
- Nationality
- United States of America
- Profession
- Education
- University of Oklahoma
- Palestine High School
- Lived in
- Texas
- Palestine
Submitted
on July 23, 2013
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