Adrian Peterson

A career with 12226 yards and an amazing 4.8 yds per carry.

That 4.8 is trailing only the legendary Brown and Sanders in the 10000 yard club.

I admit that even though I have followed his career since he was at Palestine High School, I never give him his due historically.

Can it be possible that because he was hidden in Minnesota with nothing close to a balanced offense?

Highlights and Issues.

• 11.7 per carry at Palestine as a Sr. 
• 1925 yards as a freshman at Oklahoma. Heisman given to Leinart and the over hyped USC crew because his teammate QB White took votes from him.  He played with an Injured Shoulder and that required surgery after the season. 
• Soph Season broken foot restricted him to 8 games.
• Jr Year- Broken Collar Bone.
• 296 yards in a game as a Rookie.
• Passed 1000yds in 8 games before knee injury.
• 2097 yards in Season
• Most 60yd plus TD runs in NFL History.
• Tied with OJ for most 200yd rushing games. 
• 3 time NFL rushing champ
• League MVP
• 2 knee surgeries and some other injuries to tissue that are considered severe.
• He only started more than 10 games 7 times !!!!  
• Only had more than 300 carries 3 times.  Payton had 10. Sanders even had 7. 
• I am ignoring the season missed of non-football issues. 

If he would have stayed healthy and not missed 2014, I honestly think his numbers would be approaching the Sanders, Payton numbers overall.

J.