If you’re not familiar with Adrian Peterson, he was the guy who carried the Oklahoma Sooners to the next level in college football.

In the 2007-08 NFL football season, Adrian Peterson hopes he can carry another team to take the next step and this time, he’ll be doing it in the professional stage. For the sake of the Minnesota Vikings, let’s hope the Twin Cities finally found their man.

The former Oklahoma Sooners standout was selected No.7 overall in the 2007 NFL Draft by the Minnesota Vikings who, since letting Daunte Culpepper go, never really found that one guy who can finally assume leadership of this somewhat lost franchise.

Against the New York Jets, Adrian Peterson showed he really can be Minnesota’s new star. In one play, Adrian Peterson took a handoff, went to his right, spun by a defender and raced down the right sideline. While getting boxed in along the sideline, he lowered his left shoulder and smashed into a cornerback before falling out of bounds.

A play that turned out to be a gain of 43 yards.

Former Dallas Cowboys and NFL Hall of Fame quarterback Troy Aikman was impressed as he was covering the game for FOX, saying, ‘’That tells you why they drafted Adrian Peterson.'’

Peterson always liked the Dallas Cowboys and he’s eager to show them how ready he is to play in the professional level. After being drafted by the Minnesota Vikings at No.7 overall, it finally sinked in to him that he is now a pro football player.

‘’It’s kind of hit me that I’m a pro,'’ Adrian Peterson said in a phone interview. ‘’It’s still a game, but it’s faster and you have to move a lot quicker to the holes because they close up fast.'’

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