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Adrian Peterson Profile |
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Birth Date: March 21, 1985
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Birth Place: Palestine, Texas, USA
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Birth Name: Adrian Lewis Peterson
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Height: 6'1"
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Biography |
Adrian Lewis Peterson, nicknamed "A.D." (for "All Day") or
"Purple Jesus", is a professional American football running
back for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football
League (NFL). He played college football as a running back
for three years at the University of Oklahoma. At Oklahoma,
Peterson set the NCAA freshman rushing record with 1,925
yards (as a true freshman). Peterson was a first team
All-American, and he also set a freshman record by finishing
as the runner-up in the Heisman Trophy balloting. Peterson
finished as the school's third all-time leading rusher.'
Peterson was selected by the Minnesota Vikings with the
seventh overall pick in the first round of the 2007 NFL
Draft. Coming into the league, he was known as a tall,
upright runner possessing an ultra rare combination of
speed, strength, agility, size, and vision, along with a
highly aggressive running style. His rare talent as both a
great breakaway and power runner has often raised
comparisons to past legends, including Eric Dickerson, O.J.
Simpson, Walter Payton, Gale Sayers, Jim Brown, and Ernie
Davis. As a rookie in the NFL, he broke numerous franchise
and league records for rushing yardage, the foremost being
the NFL single-game rushing record when he ran for 296 yards
on 30 carries on November 4, 2007, against the San Diego
Chargers. Following his stellar first pro season, Peterson
was a near-unanimous choice as the NFL Offensive Rookie of
the Year. In the 2008 NFL Pro Bowl, Peterson rushed for 129
yards and two touchdowns, achieving the second highest
rushing total in Pro Bowl history. Peterson was awarded the
MVP award for his performance in the Pro Bowl, which led to
a 42-30 victory over the AFC.
He has one daughter, Adeja. He currently resides in Eden
Prairie, Minnesota, a suburb of Minneapolis, Minnesota, with
his brothers, Eldon and Derrick Peterson. |
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since November 13, 2008