Adrain Peterson NFL's Best

A week ago our group blog  created a list of top 10 running backs in the National Football League today and Vikings Running back Adrian Peterson was at the top of our list for many reasons throughout his athletic career.

There are many reasons why he made our top 10 list: His performance his freshman year in college at Oklahoma and his amazing injury recovery.
Adrian Peterson went to high school at Palestine and started as a freshman at Oklahoma. In his first nine gains he picked up over 100 yards. Adrian's performance was enough to get him near to a Heisman Trophy but he finished second behind quarterback Matt Leinart. in his sophomore  he finished second for rushing yards in the big 12 conference even though missed some games due to foot and ankle injuries.  at the end of his junior year, he fell short 73 yards from being the schools all time leading rusher.

in january of 2007 Adrian decided he would enter the NFL draft. Many experts say that he was the number one player in the draft. Peterson was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings as the 7th overall pick. In 2007 Peterson was named offensive rookie of the year and in 2008 he was named NFL MVP. In the 2009 season,  The Vikings signed former packers legend Brett Favre. The Vikings went 12 -4 that year as they lost a heart breaker to the New Orleans saints  in New Orleans.

  In December of 2011 the Vikings played the Washington Redskins where Adrian was helped off the field after a torn ACL and MCL. Adrian came back even stronger  the season after he had time to recover. Peterson fell 9 yards short of breaking  Erick Dickerson's single season rushing record.  Even today peterson's combination of strength, speed and agility make him one of best athletes ever to play the game.