Little known facts Adrian Peterson

Adrien Lewis Peterson born as Adrien Lewis Brown March 21st 1985 is an American former professional football running back who played 15 seasons in the National Football League NFL he is widely considered to be one of the greatest running backs in football history he played college football for the Oklahoma Sooners setting the Freshman rushing record with 1,925 yards in 2004 named a unanimous All-American that year he became the first freshman to finish as a runnerup in the Heisman Trophy balloting Peterson finished his college career as the sooner third all-time leading rusher he was selected by the Minnesota Vikings seventh overall in the 2007 NFL draft as a rookie he set an NFL record for the most rushing yards in a single game 296 and was named NFL offensive rookie of the year he was then named the MVP 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 Peterson tore both his ACL and MCL in a game in late 2011 despite that he would return by the start of the 2012 season and end it with 2,97 rushing yards just nine yards shy of breaking Eric Dickerson's single SE season record for his efforts he received the NFL MVP award among others in 2013 Peterson became the third fastest player to reach 10,000 rushing yards in NFL history in 2014 Peterson was indicted by a grand jury in Texas on charges of Reckless or negligent injury to a child that occurred earlier that year and was suspended for the rest of the season a free agent coming into the 2017 season Peterson signed a 2-year contract with the New Orleans Saints but was traded to the Arizona Cardinals mid-season before being released following The Season's end since then Peterson has played for the Washington Redskins Detroit Lions Tennessee Titans and Seattle Seahawks early life Peterson was born in Palestine Texas to Bonita Brown and Nelson Peterson who were star athletes in college his father was a shooting guard for Idaho state but his dream of a national basketball Association career was derailed when a gun that his brother was cleaning discharged into his leg his mother a three-time Texas state champion at Westwood High School attended the University of Houston on an athletic scholarship as a sprinter and long jumper doc Peterson's best friend was his older brother Brian Peterson's father nicknamed him all day because his father said he could go all day at age seven Peterson saw his 9-year-old brother Brian killed by a drunk driver as he rode his Bic iyle around this time Peterson began to deal with his pain through Sports and became interested in football his father Nelson participated as an assistant coach Peterson played in the popular East Texas Anderson County youth football program when Peterson was 13 his father was arrested for money laundering in a cracked cocaine ring High School career Peterson was a three- sport standout in football basketball and track at Palestine High School Peterson was most notable in football which he played during his Junior and senior years during his sophomore year he was not eligible to play for the Palestine High School Wildcats varsity football team do Peterson's Junior season ended with 251 yards on 246 carries an average of 8.3 yards per carry and 22 touchdowns it was during his junior year that he began to attract the attention of division I recruiters and realized he would likely have his pick of colleges after his senior year as a senior in 2003 he rushed for 2,960 yards on 252 attempts an average of 11.7 yards per carry and 32 touchdowns after a game players from the other team asked for his autograph following Maurice clar's unsuccessful attempt to sue the NFL over its age limit in 2004 there was considerable debate over whether any High School football player might be able to make the leap from the preps to the Pro game the player most frequently mentioned was Peterson track and field Peterson followed in his mother's footsteps to excel in track and field at Woodward where he won several medals in events such as the 100 m 200 M triple jump and long jump Peterson's coach has stated that he believes that had he not chosen a career in football Peterson could have become an Olympic sprinter instead he recorded a wind legal time of 10.26 seconds in the 100 m dash at the 200 two District 15-4 championships where he took first by a large margin he also posted a wind assisted time of 10.33 seconds in the 100 meters at the 2003 U State track meet where he earned a second place finish behind Ivory Williams who won the 2004 world junior Championship over the same distance at the 2004 District 14-4 championships Peterson ran the second leg on the Palestine 4X 100m relay Squad helping lead them to Victory with a time of 41.50 seconds Peterson has stated that his personal best times are 10.19 seconds in the 100 m 21.23% for by rivals.com after considering schools such as Texas Texas A&M UCLA Arkansas and Miami FL he decided that he wanted to go to a school where he could be a differen maker in a national championship run and narrowed his choices down to USC and Oklahoma concluding his high school football career at the annual US army All-American Bowl he led the West Squad with 95 yards on nine carries and scored two touchdowns and announced at the game that he would attend college at the University of Oklahoma following his senior season he was awarded the hall trophy as the US Army National Player of the Year Edition he was named the top high school player by college football news and rivals.com college career 2004 season Peterson attended the University of Oklahoma where he played for coach Bob Stop's Oklahoma Sooners football team from 2004 to 2006 dot during his freshman season at Oklahoma Peterson broke several NCAA freshman rushing records rushing for a conference leading 1,925 yards and leading the nation in carries with 339 I in each of the first nine games of the Season he rushed for more than 100 yards which is a freshman record he rushed for 100 yards in the season opener against Bowling Green 117 yards against Houston 183 yards against Oregan 146 yards against Texas Tech 225 yards against Texas 1 30 yards against Kansas State and 122 yards against Kansas against Oklahoma State on October 30th 2004 Peterson had an 80 yard touchdown run and rushed for 161 yards in the third quarter finishing with a career-high 249 yards despite dislocating his left shoulder in the first half he managed to run for 101 yards and a touchdown on 29 carries his ninth straight 100 yard game against Texas m dot in the next game against Nebraska he saw little action because of his shoulder injury and finished with 58 yards which ended his streak of consecutive games with at least 100 yards rushing at nine Ina game against Baylor Peterson ran for 240 yards including three second half touchdowns and set the NCAA record for most 100 yard games by a freshman with 11 against Colorado Oklahoma who were one of the poorest rushing teams the year before became one of the nation's best despite his record-breaking season he finished second to USC quarterback Matt Leonard in the Heisman Trophy voting among other honors he was a finalist for the do Walker Award and the first Oklahoma freshman recognized as a First Team Associated Press All-American Peterson contributed to a perfect regular season for the Oklahoma Sooners and participated in the 2005 BCS National Championship game with a birth to the 2005 Orange Bowl against USC Trojans USC retooled their defense to stop Peterson and limited him to just 82 yards as the Trojans defeated the Sooners by a score of 5519 dot after the season he had surgery on his left shoulder to strengthen the muscles around the joint 2005 season in the 2005 season Peterson's playing time was limited by a broken foot he started off the season with 63 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in a 17 to10 lost to TCU the next game against Tulsa he had 220 rushing yards and three rushing touchdowns to help the Sooners to the 31-5 victory he injured his ankle in the first Big 12 Conference game of the season against Kansas State despite missing time in four games he rushed for 1,28 yards and 14 touchdowns on 220 carries finishing second and rushing yardage in the Big 12 dot his 2005 season was also notable for a career 84 yd touchdown run as part of a 237 yd and two touchdown performance in a 42-4 victory over Oklahoma State Oklahoma finished the season with an 8 to4 record its Worst season since 1999 dot upon the conclusion of the Season he was named a member of the all Big 12 Conference Team 2006 season Peterson started the 2006 season off strong rushing for an average of over 150 yards per game and scoring nine total touch touchdowns over five games Peterson's father Nelson was released from prison during the 2006 college football season and was able to watch his son as a spectator for the first time on October 14 when Oklahoma played Iowa State Oklahoma defeated Iowa State in that game however on the final drive for the Sooners Peterson broke his collar bone when he dove into the End Zone on a 53 yard touchdown run during a press conference on October 18th Peterson said he was told by doctors to expect to be out for 4 to 6 weeks. at the time of the injury Peterson needed only to gain 150 yards to pass Billy Sims as the University of Oklahoma's all-time leading rusher he was unable to return for the rest of the sooner regular season and missed seven games the Sooners would turn to Ellen Patrick a junior and Chris Brown a freshman to replace Peterson the team went on a seven-game winning streak including winning the Big 12 championship game against the Nebraska Corn Huskers he returned for their last game against Boise State in the 2007 Fiesta Bowl where he rushed for 77 yards and a touchdown in the 43 to 42 overtime lost he refused to discuss his plans beyond the end of the season with the Press he concluded his college football career with 1,2 rushing yards his final season even after missing multiple games due to injury for a total of 4,045 rushing yards in only three seasons he finished third in school history and 7 93 yards short of passing Billy Sims as the school's all-time leading rusher professional career pre-draft on January 15th 2007 Peterson declared that he would forego his senior year of college and enter the 2007 NFL draft coming into the league he was known as a tall upright Runner possessing a 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 Walter Payton Gail sers OJ Simpson Franco Harris and Jim Brown concerns about his injuries suffered during college were noted by the media and potential NFL teams he started 22 out of 31 games in his college career and had a dislocated shoulder his first year although he did not miss any games a high ankle sprain his sophomore year and a broken bone his final year at Oklahoma his durability was a consideration for at least two teams in their draft analysis which impacted selection position prior to the 2007 NFL draft Peterson was compared by professional football scouts to Eric Dickerson Minnesota Vikings on April 28th 2007 Peterson was selected by the Minnesota Vikings in the first round with the seventh overall pick of the 2007 NFL draft pet Peterson was the first running back selected and the first of three Oklahoma Sooners to be drafted in the 2007 NFL draft ATA Press Conference during the draft Peterson announced my collarbone I would say it's 90% healed a lot of teams know that and I don't see it stopping me from being prepared for the season Peterson believed he was a player that a franchise could build around in an interview with IGN following the NFL draft he said I'm a player who is coming in with the determination to turn a team around I want to help my team get to the playoffs win and run wild I want to bring people to the stands I want people to come to the game to see what I can do next things like that can change the whole attitude of an organization I want to win dot he later told the Star Tribune in an interview I want to be the best player to ever play this game nearly 3 months after being drafted he was signed by the Vikings on July 29th 20 07 his contract was worth $40.5 million over 5 years with $17 million guaranteed Peterson began his outstanding rookie year with high expectations for himself he announced ambitious goals including being named NFL offensive Rookie of the Year and rushing for over 1,300 yards during the course of the year just 11 weeks into his rookie season with the Vikings Peterson was well on his way to Dickerson's record and considered one of the elite running backs in the NFL on September 9th 2007 Peterson ran for 103 yards on 19 carries in his first NFL regular season game against the Atlanta Falcons I in addition to his rushing yardage he scored his first professional football touchdown on a 60-yard pass reception from quarterback Tarvaris Jackson over his first three regular season games his 431 yards 271 rushing and 160 receiving from scrimmage are a team record for his performance in the three games Peterson received the NFL offensive rookie of the month award for both September and October 2007 his Breakout game as a professional came on October 14th 2007 against the Chicago Bears highlighted by a three touchdown performance and a then franchise record of 224 rushing yards on 20 carries Peterson established additional team records for a rookie during this game which included the most 100 yard games in and the longest touchdown run from scrimmage he also set an NFL rookie record with 361 all-purpose yards in a single game his 607 rushing yards through the first five games of the season is second in NFL history to Eric Dickerson for his performance he was named the offensive player of the week for the first time in his career following Peterson's record performance Dion Sanders now an NFL network analyst said about him he has the vision of a Marshall Faulk the power of an Earl Campbell and the speed of an Eric Dickerson let's pray he has the endurance of an EMT Smith he is also been compared to Walter Payton and Tony Dorset by Star Tribune sports journalist Jim soan three weeks later on November 4th 2007 Peterson broke his own franchise record as well as the NFL single game rushing yard record previously held by Jamal Lewis since 2003 when he rushed for 296 yards on 30 carries and three rushing touchdowns against the San Diego Chargers in a home game in Minneapolis that game was his second game of over 200 rushing yards a feat no other rookie has ever accomplished in a season Peterson had a 19 yard reception in the game to give him 315 scrimmage yards in the game Peterson recorded the third most scrimmage yards in a single game and the sixth game overall with at least 300 scrimmage yards in NFL history his historic performance earned him his second defensive player of the weak title in his rookie season I in addition to the NFL rushing record in a single game it took him past 1,000 rushing yards for the year after just eight games his 1,036 rushing yards represents the best eight-game performance by a rookie in NFL history Peterson splitting defenders in the 2008 Pro Bowl in honor of Peterson's record-breaking performance against the San Diego Chargers the Jersey he wore that day was sent to the Pro Football Hall Hall of Fame dot on November 11th 2007 just a week later Peterson injured the lateral collateral ligament in his right knee in a game against the Green Bay Packers the injury occurred in the third quarter of a 34 to0 defeat at Lambo field on a low Tackle by Packers cornerback El Harris almost a month after the injury Peterson returned to action on December 2nd 2007 against the Detroit Lions scoring two touchdowns and rushing for 116 yards on December 18th he was named as the starting running back for the 2008 NFC Pro Bowl team 108 on January 2 he was named the Associated Press NFL offensive rookie of the year he was named to the Pro Football writers association all rookie team for the 2007 season on February 10th 2008 Peterson won the 2008 NFL Pro Bowl MVP Award with 16 carries for 129 rushing yards along with two touchdowns the 129 rushing yards was the second most in Pro Bowl history he was the first rookie since Marshall FAL in 1994 to win the Pro Bowl MVP award Peterson and Faulk are currently the only NFL players to win both the NFL Pro Bowl MVP and Rookie of the Year Awards in the same year Peterson finished in second place in rushing yards 1,341 in the 2007 season behind Lan Tomlinson who finished with 1,4 74 rushing yards he also caught 19 passes for 268 yards and returned 16 kickoffs for 412 giving him 221 all-purpose yards sixth in the NFL 2008 season Peterson and the Vikings entered the 2008 season with high expectations and as he did during his rookie season Peterson set high goals for himself including a 2,000 yard campaign and the NFL MVP award questions remained as to Peterson durability and the ability of the Vikings offense to take the focus of opposing defenses off Peterson Peterson had a phenomenal second season he played in all 16 games of which he started 15 he recorded 10 games going over 100 rushing yards to go along with 10 rushing touchdowns across the season his week 10 performance against the Green Bay Packers earned him his third career offensive player of the week nod Peterson finished leading the league and rushing with 1,000 760 yards which marks the third most yards in a sophomore season behind Eric Dickerson's 2,15 yard season and Chris Johnson's 2006 yard season which occurred The Following season in 2009 in Peterson's first 30 games he had 3,101 yards which marks the third best start to a career for running backs behind Dickerson with 3,600 yard and Jim Brown with 3,144 yards he he became the fourth running back to lead the league in yards per game in his first two seasons along with brown Earl Campbell and Dickerson in recognition of his 2008 season he was named the recipient of the Burt Bell award dot on January 14th 2009 Peterson was named to his second AP All proo Team in two years the Vikings made the playoffs with a 10 to6 record I and his playoff debut Peterson had 83 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in a 26 to4 14 loss to the Philadelphia Eagles in the wildcard round 2009 season prior to the start of the 2009 season analysts of both the NFL Network and ESPN unanimously named Peterson the best running back in the NFL today however the arrival of quarterback Brett Favre one of the greatest quarterbacks in NFL history coming out of retirement brought both expectation and speculation about Peterson's new role in the offense head coach Brad childis however stated that he wanted to continue leaning on Peterson giving him a large number of carries Favre worked well into the offense through the first half of the Season reestablishing Peterson's ability with a passing attack Peterson had 9917 rushing yards through week 10 while the Vikings had a record of 8 to1 Peterson opened the season by rushing for 180 yards on 25 carries and three touchdowns against the Cleveland Browns setting a new Vikings franchise record record for rushing in the season opener he again broke the 100 yard barrier in week six against the Baltimore Ravens with 143 yards and 22 carries his next 100 yard effort came against the Detroit Lions with 133 yards on 18 carries and he was named the FedEx Ground player of the week overall he finished the season with 1,383 rushing yards and a league High 18 rushing touchdowns to go along with a career-high 43 receptions for 436 receiving yards in the playoffs Peterson had 63 rushing yards and a 19-yard reception as Minnesota defeated the Dallas Cowboys by a score of 34-3 in the divisional round however they lost to the eventual Super Bowl 44 Champion New Orleans Saints in the NFC championship in overtime by a score of 31-28 Peterson rushed for 122 yards and three touchdowns in the loss Peterson finished the year fifth in rushing and lost FedEx Ground player of the year to Titans running back Chris Johnson who had 2006 rushing yards on the 2009 season Peterson was voted to his third consecutive Pro Bowl on December 29th he was the starting running back for the NFC team for the second consecutive season he was named as a first team All Pro 2010 season Peterson opened the 2010 season strongly with 392 yards and three touchdowns through the first three weeks his week three per performance of 160 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns against the Detroit Lions earned him NFC offensive player of the week honors his 80-yard rushing touchdown in the third quarter was tied for the longest Rush by any player that seasoned I in week six he went over the 5,000 yard career rushing Mark against the Dallas Cowboys he tied for the sixth fastest to reach the 5,000 yard plateau. at week 7 Peterson was second in the league with 684 yards averaging 1 114 yards per game but the Vikings had dropped to a disappointing record of two for DOT by week 16 Peterson had rushed for 1,267 yards with 12 touchdowns Peterson who was Infamous for fumbling the ball in previous Seasons had a dramatic change in the 2010 season with only one fumble during the regular season a remarkable turnaround from his previous performances while the Vikings missed the playoffs Peterson represented his team in the Pro Bowl after the season Peterson was voted as the third ranked player and top overall running back by his fellow players on the NFL Network list of the NFL top 100 players of 2011 2011 season on September 10th 2011 the Vikings signed Peterson for $96 million over the course of Seven Seasons making him the highest paid running back in NFL history Peterson reached the 6,000 yard Milestone on September 18th 2011 in a loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers dot on October 9th Peterson scored three touchdowns in the first quarter against the Arizona Cardinals setting a new franchise record he later earned NFC offensive player of the week honors for his performance during the game IA week 10 game against the Oakland Raiders Peterson suffered a high ankle sprain late in the first quarter he was later ruled out for their week 11 game against the Atlanta Falcons on December 24th Peterson was injured by safety Dijon Gomez and needed help off the field in a week 16 game against the Washington Redskins on December 26th he was placed on injured reserve having suffered a torn ACL and MCL in the 2011 season Peterson had 208 carries for 970 rushing yards and 12 rushing touchdowns to go along with 18 receptions for 139 receiving yards and one receiving touchdown he was ranked eighth by his fellow players on the NFL top 100 players of 2012 2012 season MVP season Peterson started week one against the Jacksonville Jaguars although his status was listed as questionable thought he rushed for 84 yards and two touchdowns in his first game in 8 months after his ACL and MCL teared he passed Robert Smith to most rushing yards in franchise history on October 21st against the Arizona Cardinals he had 153 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown down in the 21-4 victory for the sixth time in his career he earned offensive player of the weak honors dot on November 4th against the Seattle Seahawks he had 182 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in the 30 to2 loss he followed that up with 171 rushing yards and a touchdown and a 34-24 victory in the second divisional matchup with the Detroit Lions on December 2nd against the Green Bay Packers he had 210 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in the 23-4 lost I in week 14 against the Chicago Bears he had 154 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns to earn another offensive player of the week n od. in week 15 against the St Louis Rams he had 212 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in the 36 to 22 wiby week 16 Peterson was leading the NFL and rushing with 1,898 yards and averaging 6.0 yards a carry in addition he had 11 touchdowns along with 215 receiving yards entering week 17 he needed 208 yards to break the NFL single season record for the most rushing yards 2,15 said in 1984 by Eric Dickerson that week the Vikings played the Green Bay Packers needing a win to clinch a playoff birth the game was tied at 34 in the fourth quarter when Peterson ran for 26 yards setting the Vikings up for a game-winning field goal with 3 seconds left the Vikings chose the field goal which sent them to the playoffs but also left Peterson nine yards short of breaking the record I and December Peterson rushed for a total of 861 yards the most for a single month in NFL history as a result he earned NFC offensive player of the month for December Peterson became the second player Earl Campbell 1980 to rush for 150 or more yards in seven games during an NFL season and had 1,9 yards after contact he finished the 2012 season with 348 carries for 297 rushing yards the second most ever for a running back in a single season Peterson became only the seventh player in NFL history to Eclipse 2,000 rushing yards the Vikings improved from 3 to13 in 2011 to 10 to6 qualifying as the nfc's sixth seed in the playoffs I and the wildcard round with Vikings starting quarterback Christian Ponder unable to start due to injury the Vikings fell to the Green Bay Packers in a rematch by a score of 2410 do the team's record alongside Peterson's historic season earned him the NFL offensive player of the year and the NFL Most Valuable Player Awards byan Edition he earned the Burt Bell award for the second time in his career his comeback from an ACL tear the season before also earned him second place in NFL comeback Player of the Year award voting coming in second to Denver Broncos quarterback Payton Manning he was named to his fifth Career Pro Bowl and was named as a first team all proo for the third time after the completion of the Season Peterson underwent surgery for a sports hernia it became known that Peterson played through this injury starting in the last quarter of the Season he was ranked as the best player in the NFL amongst his peers on the NFL top 100 players of 2013. of 2024 Peterson remains as the most recent non-quarterback player in the league to win the NFL MVP award 2013 season Peterson opened his 2013 season by taking his first Carry of the Year 78 yards for a touchdown he finished the game with 18 carries for 93 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in the 34 to 24 loss to the Detroit Lions Peterson struggled in the first three games of the Season without allp Pro fullback Jerome Felton but upon his return turn in week four Peterson rushed for 140 yards against the Pittsburgh Steelers on October 10th Peterson missed practice for a personal reason and it was later revealed that his son was in critical condition Peterson's son later died due to injuries suffered from an assault apparently by the mother's living boyfriend the child was 2 years old despite the loss and time spent answering Relentless media inquiries he played against the Carolina Panthers the Panthers defeated the Vikings by a score of 35 to10 on November 3rd against the Dallas Cowboys he had 140 rushing yards and a touchdown dot on November 24th in a 26-26 tie with the Green Bay Packers he had 146 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown dot on December 1st against the Chicago Bears he had 35 carries for 211 rushing yards in the 23-20 victory against the Bears Peterson reached 10,000 career rushing yards he became the third fastest player to reach the Milestone Peterson turned in the fifth highest rushing yardage total for the season with 1,266 yards and 10 touchdowns in just 14 games he was named to his sixth Career Pro Bowl as a result of his successful season he was ranked fourth by his fellow players on the NFL top 100 players of 2014 for his fourth consecutive finish in the top 10 in the players ranking 2014 season Peterson opened the 2014 season rushing for 75 yards on 21 carries in a 34 to6 Road victory over the St Louis Rams 5 days later on September 12th 2014 Peterson was indicted on child abuse charges and subsequently deactivated for Minnesota's week 2 game against the New England Patriots amid the child abuse allegations on September 15th the Vikings reinstated Peterson and he was scheduled to play against the New Orleans and Saints however on September 17th Peterson was placed on the NFL's exempt SLC Commissioners permission list a similar transaction to the restricted list which required that Peterson was to remain away from all team activities after accepting a plea deal in early November Peterson planned to return as early as week 11 dot on November 18th the NFL announced that Peterson would be suspended for the remainder of the 2014 season without pay in December his appeal was upheld and Peterson was scheduled for a federal court appeal hearing on February 6th 2015 dot despite his tumultuous season he was ranked 62nd by his fellow players on the NFL top 100 players of 2015 dropping 58 spots from the previous season 2015 season on February 26th 2015 Peterson was reinstated to the league after US District Court Judge David Dodie ruled in the NFL players Association lawsuit against the NFL on Peterson's behalf Peterson returned to the Vikings on June 2 do Peterson struggled in his first game back taking the ball 10 times for 31 yards and a 20 to3 loss to the San Francisco 49 airs he bounced to form in week two picking up 134 yards on 29 carries against the Detroit Lions the eighth 100 plus yard rushing game against the Lions in his career the Vikings rushed out to an 8 to3 start with Peterson averaging 106 rushing yards per game and breaking eight touchdowns the period was highlighted with the game against the Oakland Raiders on November 15th in which Peterson rushed 26 times for 203 yards including an 80 yard touchdown run this was his sixth career 200 plus yard rushing game tying with OJ Simpson for the most in history point two weeks later against the Atlanta Falcons he had 158 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns in the 20 to10 victory for the second time in his career he earned NFC offensive player of the month Peterson struggled more down the stretch eclipsing 100 yards only once in the final five regular season games and one playoff game in the first quarter of a narrow 23-20 loss on the road against the Arizona Cardinals in week 14 Peterson scored his 100th career touchdown week 17 saw the Vikings defeat the Green Bay Packers for the NFC North Division champion ship in the game Peterson recovered a Teddy Bridgewater fumble late in regulation to help preserve the 20-13 victory Peterson was just the third player in history over the age of 30 to lead the NFL in single season rushing yards he finished with a league High 327 carries for 1,485 rushing yards and 11 touchdowns he earned this third career rushing title becoming the first player to accomplish the feat three times since Barry Sanders he was named as a first Team all pro for the fourth time and was chosen for his seventh Career Pro Bowl dot he was ranked as the best running back and the fifth best player on the NFL top 100 players of 2016 players list I in the wildcard round of the playoffs against the Seattle Seahawks he had 45 rushing yards 12 receiving yards and a fumble in the narrow 10 to n home loss 2016 season Peterson started the 2016 season quietly with only 30 1 rushing yards on 19 carries and a 25-6 win over the Tennessee Titans with the Vikings playing the first ever regular season game at US Bank Stadium in week two against the Green Bay Packers on Sunday Night Football Peterson rushed for 19 yards until leaving the game with an apparent right knee injury the next day it was revealed that the right knee had a torn meniscus dot on September 22nd Peterson underwent successful surgery to repair the meniscus it was also revealed that the knee had a mild LCL sprain but it did not need surgery he was placed on injured reserve on September 23rd 2016 dot on December 17th the Vikings activated Peterson to the active roster he returned to action in week 15 against the Indianapolis Colts despite only playing three games Peterson was still ranked 998th by his peers on the NFL top 100 players of 2017 on February 28th 2017 the Vikings announced that they would not exercise Peterson's 2017 option on his contract making him a free agent at the start of the 2017 League year had the Vikings exercised the option they would have had to pay him $18 million for the 2017 season doc Peterson's tenure with the Vikings ended with him leading the NFL in rushing yards and rushing touchdowns during that time period from the 2007 season to the 2016 season New Orleans Saints on April 25th 2017 Peterson signed a 2-year $7 million contract with the New Orleans Saints which included a $2.5 million signing bonus Peterson played his first game with the Saints on September 11th 2017 against his former team the Minnesota Vikings he was limited to only 18 rushing yards on six carries as the Saints lost by a score of 29 to9 on Monday night football. I and the same game Vikings rookie Dalvin cook broke broke the team record for rushing yards on rookie debut a record previously held by Peterson himself I in four games with the Saints of which he started one Peterson rushed for 81 total yards on 27 carries Arizona Cardinals on October 10th 2017 Peterson was traded to the Arizona Cardinals for a conditional sixth round draft pick he played his first game with the Cardinals on October 15th in which he rushed for 134 yards and two two touchdowns in a 38-33 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers earning him NFC offensive player of the week for the first time since week 14 of the 2012 season during week nine against the San Francisco 49ers Peterson posted another impressive performance with a career-high 37 carries for 159 rushing yards as the Cardinals won 1210 he was sidelined for weeks 13 and 14 due to a neck injury and was subsequently placed on injured reserve on December 15th 2017 dot overall in the 2017 season he finished with 529 rushing yards two rushing touchdowns 11 receptions and 70 receiving yards dot on March 13th 2018 Peterson was released Washington Redskins Peterson signed a one-year veteran minimum contract with the Washington Redskins on August 20th 2018 dot he was signed following a number of preseason injuries to their running backs I in Washington's regular season opener at the Arizona Cardinals on September 9th 2018 Peterson rushed for 96 yards on 26 carries and caught two passes for another 70 yards this moved Peterson past Jim Brown to move into the top 10 on the career rushing yards list with 12372 yards he scored his 100th career rushing touchdown in the 24-6 win over the Cardinals moving him into a three-way tie for seventh place on theer career rushing touchdowns list I in week three in a 31- 17 victory over the Green Bay Packers Peterson had 19 carries for 120 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns I in week eight Peterson rushed for 149 yards on 26 carries including a 64 yd touchdown and a 20-13 win over the New York Giants earning ham NFC offensive player of the week 260 in week 13 against the Philadelphia Eagles on Monday Night Football Peterson recorded a career-high 90-yard rushing touchdown in the 28-13 lost I in week 16 Peterson ran for 119 yards on 26 carries against the Tennessee Titans passing the 1,000 yard mark on the season I in the game Peterson passed Eric Dickerson in eighth place on the career rushing yards list with 13,31 18 yards Peterson became one of five NFL players in history aged 33 or older to rush for 1,000 yards in a season by an addition he became the oldest player to reach the mark since John rins in 1984 do Peterson was held to no yards on four carries in the regular season finale against the Philadelphia Eagles making his final total 1,42 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns on the season 2019 season on March 13th 2019 Peterson signed a 2-year $8 million contract to stay with the Washington red skins after being a healthy scratch in week one Peterson was slated to become the starter following a knee injury to starter Darius G thought he got the start in week two against the Dallas Cowboys in the 31-21 loss Peterson rushed for his 107th career touchdown Which passed Jim Brown for fifth on the all-time rushing touchdown list I in week eight against the Minnesota Vikings Peterson passed Jerome Bettis and Lan Tomlinson for sixth alltime on the career rushing yards list on December 15th against the Philadelphia Eagles Peterson passed Curtis Martin for fifth alltime in rushing yards as well as becoming the 10th player in NFL history to reach 3,000 career rushing attempts and tied Walter Payton for fourth alltime in rushing touchdowns with 110 do Peterson finished the season with 211 carries for 898 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns while adding 17 receptions for 142 receiving yards he recorded two Gam GES going over 100 rushing yards he was the recipient of the artw Ry award Peterson was named to the Pro Football Hall of Fame all decade team for the 2010 s he was released by the team on September 4th 2020 Detroit Lions Peterson with Alex Smith in 2020 on September 6th 2020 Peterson signed a one-year $1.05 million contract with the Detroit Lions I in his first game for the Lions he had 114 yards from scrimmage in a 27 to 23 loss to the Chicago Bears I in week 12 against the Houston Texans he had two rushing touchdowns in the 41-25 lost I in week 13 against the Chicago Bears Peterson had two touchdowns including the gamewinner late in the fourth quarter during the 34-3 win overall Peterson appeared in 16 games and started 10 games for the lions in 2020 throughout the season he shared the backfield with DeAndre Swift and cion Johnson he finished with 156 carries for 604 yards and seven rushing touchdowns Tennessee Titans after an injury to running back Derk Henry the Tennessee Titans signed Peterson to their practice squad on November 2nd 2021 he was promoted to the active roster on November 5th 2021 he recorded his first rushing touchdown as a Titan in his team debut against the Los Angeles Rams in week n dot on November 23rd 2021 the Titans waved Peterson Seattle Seahawks on December 1st 2021 Peterson was signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad dot on December 4th 2021 Peterson was activated off the practice squad for the Seahawks week 13 game against the San Francisco 49ers which the Seahawks 130 23 do Peterson scored a rushing touchdown in that game and tied Jim Brown for 10th on the all-time rushing touch touchdowns list with 126 do Peterson became the first player in NFL history to score a rushing touchdown with six different teams he was inactive for the remaining five games of the 2021 season dot on January 17th 2022 he became a free agent as a free agent before the start event during the 2023 NFL season Peterson stated that he had not retired from pro football and stated that he was willing to play for one more season though he also stated that he would off retire if he did not play in 2023 do Peterson was ultimately not signed by any team during the 2023 season and did not play in the 2023 season personal life one of Peterson's half Brothers was murdered the night before Peterson participated in the NFL combine when Peterson was a teenager his father was sentenced to 10 years in prison for laundering Drug Money Peterson has six children his 2-year-old son died on October 11th 2013 at a hospital in soue Falls South Dakota due to injury sustained during an alleged assault by Joseph Robert Patterson the boyfriend of the child's mother Peterson had learned about his son only a few weeks prior to his death and had never met him Peterson identifies as a Christian he spoke of his faith in relation to his injuries this is a blessing in disguise I'll come back stronger and better than I was before what flashed in my mind was I can do all things through Christ who strengthens me Peterson is the nephew of former NFL running back Ivory Lee Brown Peterson is friends with offensive tackle Trent Williams who was a teammate at the University of Oklahoma and with the Washington Redskins I in 2016 he and Williams opened a gym in Houston that includes a soccer field an MMA training area and an incline running Hill in 2017 a video clip of Peterson went viral as he did a random street interview on how to patiently Handle Road Rage situation without the interviewer knowing who Peterson was until he presented himself at the end Peterson appeared in the season 4 finale of The League legal issues on September 12th 2014 Peterson was indicted by a Montgomery County Texas grand jury on charges of Reckless or negligent injury to a child after he had used a wooden Implement to injure his four-year-old son in Spring Texas in May the prosecution in the case alleged that Peterson used a tree branch to beat his son repeatedly on his back buttocks genitals ankles and legs Peterson described the Implement as a switch a form of punishment that was used on Peterson in his own childhood photos posted on tmz.com showed his son's legs with Slash likee wounds Peterson was subsequently deactivated for one game by the Vikings on November 4th 2014 Peterson pleaded no contest to the misdemeanor charge of recklessly assaulting his son he avoided a jail sentence after reaching a plea agreement Peterson was put on probation and also fined $4,000 he was also ordered to undergo 80 hours of community service Peterson was suspended by the NFL his 2014 season was over after arbitrator sham do ruled in favor of the NFL on November 18th 2014 saying the league can keep Adrien Peterson on the commissioner's exempt list effectively terminating any possibility the Minnesota Vikings run back would play again that season in December 2014 Harold Henderson the NFL appointed arbitrator for Peterson's appeal affirmed Peterson's unpaid suspension until at least spring 2015 however the NFL players Association said it was considering immediate legal remedies to the decision dot on August 4th 2016 ESPN reported that the NFL won an appeal in a case against Peterson reversing a ruling which had overturned Peterson's suspension and find in 2018 Peterson admitted that he was still using a belt to discipline his son in 2018 Peterson was ordered to repay a Minnesota Bank for defaulting on a 2016 Loan in July 2019 a Maryland state judge ordered him to pay another creditor $2.4 million in 2018 D'Angelo vehicle Sales LLC a Pennsylvania loan company sued Peterson after he defaulted on a 2016 loan and failed to make the full payment of $5.2 Million by March 1st 2017. 2019 Peterson reached a settlement agreement in January 2021 Peterson was ordered by a New York state supreme court judge to pay D'Angelo vehicle Sales LLC 8.3 million after Peterson defaulted on the settlement by end February 2024 court records were made public that Peterson had not paid any of the $8.3 million and that some of his personal assets had been forcibly seized texmax auctions showed many of Peterson's assets up for sale including his NFL offensive Rookie of the Year and NFL MVP trophies on February 13th 2022 Peterson was arrested by the Los Angeles airport police for a domestic violence incident with his wife Ashley on a Los Angeles International Airport flight to Houston Texas due to the incident the plane was forced to return to the airport gate and Peterson was removed from the plane the same day Peterson posted a $50,000 Bond and was released from Los Angeles airport police's custody Days Later Peterson's wife made a statement that at no point during the flight did Peterson strike or hit her but that they had had a verbal argument the Los Angeles District Attorney's Office stated the domestic violence charge against Peterson would be dropped post playing career in July 2022 it was announced that Peterson would face fellow NFL veteran Le'Veon Bell in an exhibition the fight was originally scheduled for July 31st at the crypto.com arena in Los Angeles but was postponed after an Essen Gibb a fighter in the card's Main Event had medical issues dot on September 10th at Bank of California Stadium Peterson was defeated by Bell in a fifth round technical knockout after Peterson was knocked down and was unable to continue in 2023 Peterson participated in the ABC reality competition series Dancing with the Stars Peterson and his dance partner Britt Stewart finished in 11th place