Adrian Peterson
Adrian Peterson was born on March 21, 1985 in Palestine, Texas. When he was 8 his brother died because of a drunk driver hit and killed him.His half brother was shot the day before he preformed for the coaches of the NFL combine. When he was twelve his dad was sent to jail. He went to college at Oklahoma and was on the Oklahoma Sooner's football team. Adrian missed 11 games because of injuries.
Then in 2007 he was picked
offensive rookie of the year. Adrian has 3,191 yards in his career. His
parents are Bonita Brown and Nelson Peterson. In 2008 he won the Pro
Bowl MVP award. In Pro Bowl 2008 he got the 2nd most rushing yards in
Pro
Bowl. 
