Adrian Lewis Peterson(born March 21, 1985), nicknamed "A. D." (for "All Day"),"A. P."and "Purple Jesus", is an American football for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL). Peterson was selected by the Vikings with the seventh overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft .
Peterson played college football for the NCAA freshman rushing record with 1,925 yards as a 2004 season . As a unanimous first-team All-American , he became the first freshman to finish as the runner-up in the Heisman Trophy balloting behind Matt Leinart . Peterson finished his college football career as the Sooners' third all-time leading rusher.
Following his stellar first pro season in which he set an NFL record for most rushing yards in a single game (296), Peterson was named the NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year . He was then awarded the MVP award for his performance in the Jim Brown (104.3), Barry Sanders (99.8) and (97.5).
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