Running back Adrian Peterson is the nephew of former NFL running back Ivory Lee Brown, who played briefly for the Vikings in 1993.
Adrian Peterson was nominated in the category of “Best NFL Player” for an ESPY award. Go HEREAd to vote for him. You’ll have to sign up for an account at ESPN.com, but it’s free.
Watching this gets me SO pumped up for football to start.
We all know how great he is, but now it’s obvious that so do the fans that voted for the Fed Ex Players of the Year. (Drew Brees was voted the Fed Ex Air player of the year)
Here are Peterson’s amazing stats from this year….
363 Rushing Attempts
1,760 Rushing Yards
4.8 Yards Per Carry
10 touchdowns
If you head HERE, you can vote for Adrian Peterson for the Fed Ex Ground Player of the Year
Okay, so this is just a little bit to get you Vikings fans pumped up about the upcoming season!
Let’s recap his rookie season:
He rushed for over 100 yards 6 different times in 13 1/2 games
Tied the league for 2nd most rushing TDs (12)
Finished second in the league in Rushing Yards (1,341)
Ran for over 200 yards [...]