Adrian Peterson

Adrian Peterson is a very renowned player in the NFL. He was born on 21st March 1985 in Palestine, Texas.

Adrian Peterson in a file photo (image credits:Instagram/ adrianpeterson)
By Sujata Sharda | May 30, 2022 | 3 Min Read follow icon Follow Us

Adrian Peterson is a very renowned player in the NFL. He was born on 21st March 1985 in Palestine, Texas. Adrian is 37 years old. He was a very enthusiastic player since high school. Later in college after setting up records in Oklahoma, Adrian was drafted by the NFL in 2007. He was drafted by the Minnesota Vikings. In his entire career, he played for almost 7 teams. He is a free agent. Adrian was named the NFL offensive rookie of the year after his phenomenal performance at the beginning of his career. He has also been named the MVP for his performance in the Pro bowl.

Adrian Peterson Debut Season

Adrian Peterson started his career in the year 2007 with the Minnesota Vikings. Everybody on the team was surprised to see a tall, upright man who has such a fantastic combination of strength, speed, size, and vision. Adrian dropped his college year and decided to enter the NFL. His first big game was with the Chicago Bears, where he did a great job. He added 3 touchdowns and a record of 224 rushing yards. Many analysts spoke about him after this game. They said that he has great potential and capabilities to break any sort of record. 

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Adrian Peterson’s notable statistics

Game statistics throughout his football career till now are as follows.

Rushing yards14,918
Rushing touchdowns120
Receptions 305
Receiving Yards2474

Adrian Peterson Networth

Adrian Peterson has a net worth of $4 million. He played for the Vikings till 2016. After that, he changed his team to the New Orleans Saints in 2017. Then again he moved to Arizona Cardinals and Washington Readskins in 2017 and 2018, respectively. Then he again changed to Detroit Lions in 2020 and Tennessee Titans in 2021. Lastly, he came to Seattle Seahawks in 2021. Adrian has an average salary of $ 2million. He is known for the unbreakable and smashing records that he has set up in the past years of his career. He smacked the 3000 yards in his first two seasons. By 2013, he broke that record and went up to 10000 yards.

Adrian Peterson brand endorsements

Adrian Peterson has not endorsed many brands in his past years. There are only a few names on the list. However, he makes about $1 million ( as of 2012). Here is a list of the few brands that Adrian has worked with. It contains some famous names. 

  • Nike
  • Verizon Wireless
  • Adidas

Adrian Peterson’s wife

Adrian is a married man. He married Ashley Brown in the year 2014 and is happily married ever since. The couple also has a child together Axl Eugene Peterson. Peterson has a very traumatic history when it comes to his father. Peterson’s father was sentenced to 10 years of jail because of his drug money laundering. Peterson has 2 half-brothers, one of them plays for the Klein Oak high school and the other one got murdered a night before Adrian made his NFL Combine. Adrian has 6 children. One of his sons died in a hospital in South Dakota. This was because the child was assaulted by Joseph Robert and due to this, the child got major injuries. Joseph was Adrian’s ex-girlfriend’s boyfriend. However, it is believed that Adrian knew a few weeks before that it was his child and has never met that child. Peterson is a Christian by faith. He opened up about it after his injuries. He said that this is a blessing in disguise and he will become stronger after this and he can do everything as Christ always strengthens him.





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