Fond of indicating plans to play until or close to his age-40 season, Adrian Peterson would like to stay with his current team beyond 2020.
The future Hall of Fame running back said he wants to re-sign with the Lions, veteran NFL reporter Josina Anderson tweets. Peterson signed with the Lions shortly after Washington released him this summer, and the 35-year-old back has again proven productive without offseason acclimation.
Signed to a veteran-minimum deal, Peterson has made 10 starts for the Lions and gained 531 yards on the ground (3.7 per carry). He has added six touchdowns with Detroit, increasing his 14-year total to 123, and is barely 250 rushing yards shy of 15,000 for his career. Only Emmitt Smith, Walter Payton, Frank Gore and Barry Sanders reside in the 15,000-yard club. Peterson, whose 145 carries are tops among Lions this season, is barely 500 yards behind Sanders for fourth all time.
While Peterson has logged 3,181 carries (sixth all time), he has continued to produce as a late-career nomad. He rushed for 1,000 yards with Washington in 2018, despite signing there that August, and surpassed 1,000 scrimmage yards in each of his two Washington campaigns. With Detroit, he has shared the backfield with rookie D’Andre Swift. The Lions have Kerryon Johnson under contract through 2021 as well, though Peterson has seen far more work than the 2018 second-round pick.
The Lions are set to hire a new GM and new head coach soon, so it will be interesting to see if Peterson will receive another chance in Detroit.
If any of the stories about AD’s finances are even half true, this guy might just need to play until he is 50.
broke as a joke
AD might still love the game, but at this point he’s not playing out of love anymore. He’s playing because he HAS to.
Props for calling him AD, and not AP! BOOMER!
Chill bruh
Not true but nice hot take
Finally someone calls him AD. That is such an under appreciated nick name
How did he lose his money?
How did AP lose all his lifetime earnings?
So true, today’s news about defaulting on a loan and now owing over $8mil on it is insane when you think he’s been pay over $100mil in his career.
That’s one hell of a career!
I’ve nothing but respect for Adrian but the Lions providing him with an opportunity to break Barry Sander’s record just never made much sense to me and I’m sure many Lions fans feel the same way.
Bingo… Might have to jump back to the Viking ship to finish his career.
It’s a record. Records are meant to be broken. As a lions fan I could care less if he breaks it with the lions. It wouldn’t take anything away from what Barry did
I think he just wants to play somewhere next year! Why not try to start campaigning now to play next season
In other news frank gore want to stay with jets
LIONS
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TIGERS
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BEARS
OH MY !!
Why not? Didn’t he say he wanted to be in the north to run all over the Packers twice a year? That comment hasn’t aged well. 24 rushing yards per game avg this year. ouch
How many 35 yr old RBs do the Packers have gaining 24 yds rushing per game?
I was talking specifically to his performances against the Packers after saying their D sucks. The answer is zero. I’m really not sure what your point is since you don’t get bonus points in the NFL for your age.