At 30 years old and coming off a year of controversy, the running back, who won’t play Sunday, feels he could retire today and be back in Canton to see his head cast in bronze.
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Peterson already has started to show signs of wear and tear. He fruitlessly ploughed into the St. Louis Rams’ defense 21 times for only 75 yards.
“I don’t think it will have an impact on how I’m remembered because at the end of the day, it’s still the game of football; people looking at what you do on the field”, Peterson said. When the season finally opens and he’s forced to do his job, will he make a legacy-defining run through the season, leading the Vikings deep into the playoffs?
Peterson, a guy who’s never lacked in the belief of his own abilities, has once again set his target on a 2,500-yard season. Fans and media won’t be scrutinizing every Peterson carry, or grilling everyone in purple about whether he’s back.
Will fans continue to support Peterson if he has a bad season?
Adrian Peterson has a vey high opinion of his career.
The Vikings on Saturday night had a private tour of the shrine.
The 2015 Pro Football Hall of Fame class that includes running back Jerome Bettis, wide receiver/returner Tim Brown, defensive end/linebacker Charles Haley, contributor Bill Polian, linebacker Junior Seau, guard Will Shields, center Mick Tingelhoff, and contributor Ron Wolf will be inducted on Saturday at Tom Benson Hall of Fame Stadium in Canton. He’s one of just 10 backs in the 32-team era to compile over 2,000 carries.
Making Peterson’s continued success hard to predict is the fact that his career has been fragmented between on-the-field and off-the-field, beset by almost as many downs as ups.
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Tingelhoff was one of 11 players to have played in all four Vikings Super Bowl appearances in the 1970s. “It’s nice to have these good practices come up here and play well, but if it doesn’t correlate over to the game that’s a whole other ball game“. Preparing your body to take and deliver hits can only be accomplished by taking and delivering a lot of hits. He missed all but one game last season after being placed on the NFL’s exempt list and then later being suspended.
