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Sat June 28, 2008

Adrian Peterson: NFL Rookie of the Year looking for bigger things in 2008

 
 
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By Mike Jeffries
Staff Writer
When Adrian Peterson's 3-year old daughter, Adeja, sees him on TV, she runs around, puts her tiny finger on the big screen and yells, "Daddy, Daddy, Daddy!”

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Adeja has seen her daddy on TV a lot lately, and that's not the only place he's been.

Magazine covers, T-shirts, billboards, beach towels, bobble heads, lunch boxes — "A.D.” seems to be everywhere.

An NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year award for the mantel and 1,341 rushing yards for the Minnesota Vikings can earn a guy a lot of attention — not to mention some big-time sponsorship offers.

Peterson set the bar high after his first NFL sea