Adrian N. Peterson

Adrian Nicholas Peterson (born July 1, 1979) is an American football running back who is currently a free agent. He was drafted by the Chicago Bears in the sixth round of the 2002 NFL Draft. He is an alumnus of Georgia Southern University, where he set numerous school, conference, and NCAA Division I-AA records. He says his dad was an engineering major at a California college. Peterson graduated from college, went to the University of Nebraska and went on to the University of Nebraska-Lincoln as a graduate assistant. Peterson grew up as far afield as his North Seattle hometown of Glendale, where he was raised with parents that saw sports differently. Peterson played high school basketball in Lakewood (now Lumberton, Wash.) and...

• Position:: Director of Student-Athlete Development
• Born:: ( 1979-07-01) July 1, 1979 (age 41) Gainesville, Florida
• Height:: 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m)
• Weight:: 212 lb (96 kg)
• High school:: Santa Fe (Alachua, Florida)
• College:: Georgia Southern
• NFL Draft:: 2002 / Round: 6 / Pick: 199