Adrian Peterson lowered his shoulder, plowed over a defender, bolted toward the sideline and raced down field for a big gain.
It’s happened so frequently this season defenders want to know the Minnesota Vikings running back’s secret.
“I’ve had several guys after the game ask me, ‘What are you on? I need some of that,’” Peterson said in a telephone interview with The Oklahoman. “I don’t take it personal they imply I’m juicing or taking steroids. That makes me feel good inside.”
You can understand why a linebacker or safety might feel Peterson has a special potion to possess superhuman traits. How is it possible a running back who tore his ACL last Christmas Eve can lead the NFL in rushing?
How is it possible Adrian Peterson looks as strong and as fast as ever?
“I was telling some of the younger guys on the team that haven’t seem him a lot, ‘You’re watching something very special here,’” Vikings linebacker Chad Greenway told the Los Angeles Times. “This isn’t a normal athlete. He’s a guy that’s just a little bit different.”
A lot different. Former University of Oklahoma teammates labeled Peterson a freak.
Barring an unexpected development, Peterson should win his second NFL rushing title. With four games remaining, Peterson has rushed for 1,446 yards. He owns a 308-yard lead on Seattle’s Marshawn Lynch.
Compiling six consecutive 100-yard games, highlighted by a season-high 210-yard outing last week against Green Bay, Peterson is on pace to rush for 1,928 yards, which would shatter his career high of 1,760 when he won the 2008 league rushing title in his second season.
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