Adrian Peterson

After a devastating injury on Christmas Eve in the 2011 NFL season; "incredible" is the only word that seems to fit Adrian Peterson, his recovery, and his 2012 performance. Peterson continues to inch closer to breaking Eric Dickerson's single-season NFL rushing record and keeps breaking personal and team records as he shows the world that an injury that has ended some careers will not sl

Last Sunday, the story broke that Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson missed the team bus to Soldier Field as the team prepared to play the Chicago Bears.  He ultimately had to take a cab to the game and while he arrived in plenty of time for the kickoff, he was late to join his team and this did not please head coach Leslie Frazier at all.  Four days after this all happened, Peterson p

Another honor for Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, and he still says he's not quite 100% recovered from his knee surgery. The Minnesota Vikings announced that Peterson has been named the NFC Offensive Player of the Week for his Week 7 performance against the Arizona Cardinals.

Coming off a 3-13 season the Vikings needed to get off to a winning start this year, and thankfully for them they had the Jacksonville Jaguars in town for the 2012 regular season opener at Mall of America Field, another team in the midst of a rebuilding with young talent. After an anemic start, the Vikings led by second year quarterback Christan Ponder and running back Adrian Peterson did what app

I realize football is a ways away, but with the draft approaching it's a hot topic.  For Minnesota Vikings fans, Adrian Peterson's knee will now always be a hot topic because he is such a crucial part of the any success the team may have.  You take him out of the mix and you have, umm..give me a minute....Okay, you have Percy Harvin but nobody fears the Vikings offense at all without Peterson in t

Apparently, AP is bored while he is recovering from knee surgery, but he is proving to be thrifty.  He was thinking it was time for a change in jersey numbers.  GREAT!  I own TWO, not one, but TWO of his "28" jerseys.  BUT, he doesn't want to spend the money, so we're good, at least for now.  Here's his reasoning according to Fox Sports.com.

Final score, Buccaneers 24-Vikes-20...Bummer!  But, the Walking Tacos were tasty and Homie and I DID get to witness a record set by Adrian Peterson, the first of many this season, I'm sure. Adrian had 25 carries for 120 yards and two touchdowns in the first half of yesterday's game against the Buccaneers.  Here's some of AP's Career Highlights:

For those needing an NFL football fix, Sunday's Pro Bowl did the job and it was a special day for Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson.