Career information High school: Palestine (TX) College: Oklahoma NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7 Debuted in 2007 for the Minnesota Vikings Career history Minnesota Vikings (2007–present) Roster status: Suspended Career highlights and awards NFL MVP (MX) (2008) NFL MVP (AP, PFWA, MX) (2012) 6× Pro Bowl (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013) 3× First-team All-Pro (2008, 2009, 2012) 3× Second-team All-Pro (2007, 2010, 2013) 5x Minnesota Vikings... Read full biography of Adrian Peterson →
I get Tweets every day from people telling me that 'Hey, I'm going to overcome my injury or my illness. Cancer. Different diseases. I can... →
My favorite food was seafood, and that's all I used to eat. And then there I was, 27 years old, and bam, I have this allergic reaction - and... →
I would sacrifice 1,000 yards rushing to win a Super Bowl. But I want to be the first back to have back-to-back 2,000-yard seasons.
I look at adversity to not keep me down long. We are human, so we do go through pain and we struggle with things, but it's all about how you... →
It brings hope and peace of mind knowing that God gave His only begotten Son for us. I'm able to look back and know that on this day Jesus was... →
It feels good when guys reach out to be inspired - and you have shown people an example of how you can come back and be better than you were before... →
I take football as an avenue to different opportunities. Football is not using me; I'm using football.
I try to eat a lot of baked foods, fish, chicken, potatoes, stuff like that. Grab me a Muscle Milk. That helps.
No matter how many flaws we have, our God is so forgiving and understanding. He'll never leave you or forsake you. So that brings peace to me.
Thankfully, I'm lucky enough to be able to eat ice cream. I've got to have my cookies and cream! But I work out a lot, so I burn a lot of... →
A guy like Bruce Lee, I've always been a fan. How he used to be able to move and be so quick. You look at some of the exercises that he did, and... →
I came back from my ACL injury and won MVP. So, what's a groin? What's an adductor? That's how I look at things. I feel like if you just... →
I thought I was Superman until I experienced that life-changing anaphylactic shock. I was eating lunch and gobbled down a couple of bowls of gumbo.... →
Career information High school: Palestine (TX) College: Oklahoma NFL Draft: 2007 / Round: 1 / Pick: 7 Debuted in 2007 for the Minnesota Vikings Career history Minnesota Vikings (2007–present) Roster status: Suspended Career highlights and awards NFL MVP (MX) (2008) NFL MVP (AP, PFWA, MX) (2012) 6× Pro Bowl (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013) 3× First-team All-Pro (2008, 2009, 2012) 3× Second-team All-Pro (2007, 2010, 2013) 5x Minnesota Vikings...