BIOGRAPHY
Adrian Peterson was born March 21, 1985, in Palestine, Texas.
He is a running back who is currently fifth on the NFL’s all-time rushing list. A 2012 NFL MVP, 2012 NFL Offensive Player of the Year, seven-time Pro Bowler and a four-time First Team All Pro. Adrian is still adding to his decorated career entering his fifteenth NFL season.
After spending the first ten years of his career with the Minnesota Vikings, Peterson signed with Washington in 2018 where he recorded his eighth 1,000-yard season of his career, tied for sixth-most-all-time.
In his rookie year with the Minnesota Vikings, Adrian set an NFL record for the most rushing yards in a game with 296 yards and was named NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year. His stellar career only accelerated as he added more records and awards to his resume including 2007 Pro Bowl MVP, fastest player to reach 10,000 rushing yards in NFL in history in 2013 and the oldest running back to make first-team All-Pro in 2015. Fans of Adrian’s hard-nosed rushing style and uncompromising work ethic are delighted to see him still succeeding as he continues his historic career.
Adrian played college football at the University of Oklahoma where he set the NCAA freshman rushing record with 1,925 yards as a true freshman. He was a Heisman Trophy first-runner up in 2004 and finished his career third on the Sooners all-time leading rushers list. Off the field, he and his wife Ashley founded the Adrian and Ashley Peterson Family Foundation which works to eradicate poverty by giving families the tools they need to uplift themselves and their communities.