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Adrian Lewis Peterson[1] (born March 21, 1985) is an American football running back for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League (NFL).[6] Peterson was selected by the Vikings with the seventh overall pick in the 2007 NFL Draft. Peterson played college football for the University of Oklahoma, and set the NCAA freshman rushing record with 1,925 yards as a true freshman during the 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. Peterson finished his college football career as the Sooners' third all-time leading rusher.[7] Following his 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.[8] He was then awarded the MVP award for his performance in the Pro Bowl and became only the fifth player in NFL history to have more than 3,000 yards through his first two seasons. In 2010, he became the fifth fastest player to run for 5,000 yards, doing so in his 51st game. In 2012, Peterson became the sixth fastest player to reach 8,000 rushing yards, ending the season with 2,097 rushing yards, just nine yards shy of breaking Eric Dickerson's single season all-time record. Peterson amassed 2,314 all-purpose yards from scrimmage in 2012, tying Marcus Allen for the eighth-highest total ever. For his efforts, he received the NFL MVP Award and the AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award for the 2012 NFL season. Peterson also achieved the #1 spot on the NFL Network's Top 100 Players of 2013.[9] In the 2013-2014 season, Peterson became the 3rd fastest player to reach 10,000 rushing yards in NFL history. Early Years Peterson was born in Palestine, Texas, to Bonita Brown and Nelson Peterson, who were also star athletes in college.[10] His father was a shooting guard for Idaho State, but his dream of an NBA career was derailed when a gun that his brother was cleaning discharged into his leg.[10][11] His mother, a three-time Texas state champion at Westwood High School, attended the University of Houston on an athletic scholarship and was a sprinter and long jumper.[10] Peterson's best friend was his older brother Brian. Peterson's father nicknamed him "All Day," because his father said he could go all day.[12] Peterson is also the nephew of Ivory Lee Brown (a former NFL running back). At age 7, Adrian saw his 9-year-old brother Brian killed by a drunk driver as he rode his bicycle.[12] It was around that time that Peterson began to deal with his pain through sports and became interested in football.[13] He was the star of the Pee Wee football team coached by his father and played in the popular Pop Warner Football program when he was 12.[1] When Peterson was 13, his father was arrested for laundering money for a crack cocaine ring.[12] Peterson continued his interest in athletics into high school, where he competed in track and field, posting a wind-assisted time of 10.33 seconds[14] in the 100 meters (he has stated he has also posted a time of 10.19 seconds),[15] 21.23 seconds in the 200 meters and 47.6 seconds in the 400 meters, basketball, and football at Palestine High School.[16] Peterson was most notable in football, which he played during his junior and senior years.[17] During his sophomore year, he was not eligible to play for the Palestine High varsity football team.[10] Peterson's 2002–2003 campaign as a junior ended with 2,051 yards on 246 carries, an average of 8.3 yards per carry, and 22 touchdowns.[2] It was during his junior year that he began to attract the attention of Division I recruiters and realized he would likely have his pick of colleges after his senior year.[10] As a senior in 2003–2004, he rushed for 2,960 yards on 252 attempts, an average of 11.7 yards per carry, and 32 touchdowns.[2] After a game, players from the other team asked for his autograph.[10] Following Maurice Clarett's unsuccessful attempt to sue the NFL over its age limit in 2004, there was considerable debate over whether any high school football player might be able to make the leap from the preps to the pro game. The player most frequently mentioned was Peterson.[18] After considering schools such as Texas, Texas A&M, UCLA, Arkansas, and Miami,[19] he decided that he wanted to go to a school where he could be a difference-maker in a national championship run and narrowed his choices down to USC and Oklahoma.[10] Concluding his high school football career at the annual U.S. Army All-American Bowl, he led the West squad with 95 yards on 9 carries and scored 2 touchdowns, and announced at the game that he would attend college at Oklahoma.[20] Following his senior season, he was awarded the Hall Trophy as the U.S. Army National Player of the Year.[20] In addition, he was named the top high school player by College Football News and Rivals.com.[2]