Adrian Peterson

Adrian Peterson: Biography in Details

Who is Adrian Peterson?

Adrian Peterson aka Adrian Lewis Peterson is an American football running back, who plays as a free agent.

He primarily plays as a football running back and is known as one of the greatest running backs in the history of football.

The footballer has played for different clubs including, Minnesota Vikings, New Orlean Saints, Arizona Cardinals, Washington Redskins, Detroit Lions, Tennessee Titans, and Seattle Seahawks.

Adrian Peterson- Age, Parents, Siblings, Ethnicity, Education

The free-agent footballer, Adrian Peterson was born on March 21, 1985, in Palestine, Texas, in the United States. As of 2022, he is 37 years old and holds American nationality.

According to the astrologers, his birth sign is Aries, and belongs to the Afro-American ethnicity.

Parents and Siblings

Adrian Peterson was born to his mother, Bonita Brown, and father, Nelson Peterson. Both of his parents were athletes in college.

Moreover, his father, Nelson used to work as a shooting guard for Idaho State, while his mother, Bonita, was a three-time Texas state champion.

Unfortunately, his parents ended their marriage when he was young. Talking about siblings, he had an older brother, who passed away after getting hit by a drunk driver.

Later, he was brought alone by his mother after his father got arrested by the police.

Adrian Peterson- Professional Life, Careers

Briefing Adrian Peterson’s professional career, he has had a long football career. He began his football career during his high school days, at Palestine High School. He played in both his junior and senior years.

He made 252 attempts by rushing for 2,960 yards, including 32 touchdowns and 11.7 yards per carry.

2007 NFL Draft

Adrian Peterson began his professional career by entering the 2007 NFL Draft. In his college career, he played 22 out of 31 games and even injured his arms with a high ankle sprain.

Then, jumped 38.5 inches between 4.38 and 4.40 seconds, in the 40-yard dash.

Following that, Minnesota Vikings selected him for the first round with the seventh overall pick in the first round of the 2007 NFL Draft on April 28, 2007.

Making Minnesota’s debut on October 14, 2007, he played against the Chicago Bears and made 20 carries with a three-touchdown performance. In a single game, he made 361 all-purpose yards in NFL rookie yards. Even he got the title of the Offensive Player of the Week for his strong performance.

Adrian won the 2008 NFL Pro Bowl MVP, on February 10, 2008, with 129 yards and two touchdowns in 16 carries.

The running back player, began his 2010 season, strongly with three touchdowns and 392 years, over the first three weeks. Peterson ended up being second in the match, with 684 yards.

Adrian Peterson signed a deal worth, $96 million, with the Vikings, which made him the highest-paid running back in NFL history.

At the start of 2016, the season he won over the Tennessee Titans, by 25-16, and made 31 years on 19 carries. Unfortunately, he had a right knee injury during the game against Green Bay Packers on Sunday Night Football.

Peterson had a successful surgery on September 2022 to repair his meniscus. In week 15, he returned back playing against the Indianapolis Colts.

New Orlean Saints

On September 11, 2017, he played his debut game for the New Orlean against his previous team, the Minnesota Vikings.

Then, he went on to play for different famous American football-based teams including, Arizona Cardinals (October 2017 to March 2018), Washington Redksins (March 2019 to September 2020), Detroit Lions (2020), and Tennessee Titans (November 2, 2021, to November 23, 2021).

Seattle Seahawks

Adrina signed the deal with Seattle Seahawks on December 1, 2021. Afterward, he began his debut game for Seattle, during the game against the San Francisco 49ers, which his team won by 30-23 on December 14, 2021.

After that, Adrian Peterson was not active in the other five games of the 2021 season. However, he became a free agent on January 17, 2022.

Adrian Peterson- Net worth, Salary

The  American professional football running back, Adrian Peterson has an estimated net worth of around $4 Million.

As per the sources, before getting into financial issues, he had total earnings of $100 million. Due to being in huge debt, he lost his huge amount while repaying the earlier debts.

Body Features- Height, Weight

The 37 years-old Adrian Peterson stands at the height of 6 feet 1 inch while he weighs around 98 kg.

Adding up more, Adrian Peterson has a dark skin tone, along with a pair of dark brown eyes and a bald head.

Though he is bald at the moment, as he has black eyebrows, it is confirmed that, if he grows his hair, he will have black hair.

Social Media

Heading Adrian Peterson’s social media presence, he is very active on it. She owns an Instagram account under the username, @adrianpeterson, which has garnered more than 662k followers.

On the other hand, Adrian is on Twitter since March 2009, where he is followed by nearly 1 million followers.

There is also an official Facebook page under his name, which has around 1.2 million followers.

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