Many people probably thought that future Hall of Fame running back Adrian Peterson’s career was coming to an end in 2017 when he was traded from the New Orleans Saints to the Arizona Cardinals, failing to make much of a difference at either destination.
At that point, he had all of the accolades he needed to go down in history as one of the best RBs to ever play the game, and he had his health still. But nonetheless, AP is still out there working, this time with the Washington Redskins, and he doesn’t seem to be thinking of slowing down anytime soon.
“I’m going to keep going,” Peterson said, via Redskins.com. “My body is feeling good. I’m still loving the game. Obviously, I can still play and perform at a high level. Why walk away from it now? So, I’m going to keep going.”
Peterson just completed his 13th season in the NFL, where he rushed for 898 yards and five touchdowns with the Redskins. Just a year prior, he looked like the AP of old, rushing for 1,042 yards and seven touchdowns, all while being one of the oldest running backs in the NFL. For Peterson, that age — he is now 34 — doesn’t matter much as long as he can still get the job done.
“I feel like [that] was just a decent season, like for me in my mind,” Peterson said. “People were like, ‘Wow, you did incredible, you had 1,000 yards.’ And I’m like, ‘Man, I should have had 15, 1,600 yards.'”
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