Don’t Look Now: Adrian Peterson May Be Running on Borrowed Time

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Published: June 29, 2009

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Having exploded onto the scene with 1,341 rushing yards as a rookie and breaking the single game rushing record with 296 yards against the San Diego Chargers, Peterson only improved in 2008. Last season he ran for an astounding 1,760 yards, recording the best season by a Viking runner in the franchise's history.

However, as widely known as Peterson's dominance is, the short shelf life for an NFL halfback also recognized. In fact, the minor decline of 30 year-old LaDainian Tomlinson garnered Peterson the title as the NFL's top runner today.

A comparison to LaDainian Tomlinson is no doubt an honor in a number of ways. But when it's said and done, there are a few names that I'm sure Peterson—along with LT—would not like to mentioned in the same sentence with when it comes to winning. Those are the names of Hall-of-Fame caliber players Barry Sanders and Curtis Martin. 

What do they all share in common? A career's worth of ball-c...

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