Patrick Peterson played college football at LSU, where he won the Chuck Bednarik Award as the best defensive player in the country and the Jim Thorpe Award as the best defensive back.
85 Facts About Patrick Peterson
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Patrick Peterson was named to the Pro Bowl in each of his first eight seasons in the NFL.
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Patrick Peterson was born in Pompano Beach, Florida on July 11,1990.
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Patrick Peterson attended Blanche Ely High School, where he played running back and defensive back.
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Patrick Peterson returned three kick-offs for touchdowns and added 10 rushes for 213 yards.
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Besides numerous All-American team selections, Patrick Peterson was named Defensive Player of the Year by USA Today and played in the 2008 US Army All-American Bowl.
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Patrick Peterson later dropped Georgia and USC from his list and added Florida State, but eventually announced his decision to attend LSU at the US Army All-American Bowl.
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Patrick Peterson attended Louisiana State University, where he played for coach Les Miles's LSU Tigers football team from 2008 to 2010.
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One of the most decorated high school players to ever attend LSU, Patrick Peterson played 13 games as a true freshman.
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Patrick Peterson started the final four games of season, including the Chick-fil-A Bowl win over Georgia Tech.
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Patrick Peterson finished the season with 41 tackles, one interception, and three pass breakups, while adding a forced fumble and a quarterback hurry.
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Green of Georgia, Patrick Peterson was able to hold Green to just four catches.
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The Tigers were down by six points late in the fourth quarter when Patrick Peterson stepped in front of a pass from quarterback Greg McElroy to Julio Jones for what seemed like an interception.
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Multiple CBS camera angles showed that Patrick Peterson was able to get at least one foot in bounds.
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However, even after review, the SEC officiating crew called the pass incomplete, saying that Patrick Peterson was not able to get any foot in bounds.
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Patrick Peterson returned an interception for a touchdown against Mississippi State, and he returned a blocked field goal against Ole Miss for a touchdown.
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Patrick Peterson was named a 2009 Second-Team All-American by The Sporting News, a 2009 First-Team All-SEC performer by ESPN, and a 2009 Second-Team All-SEC performer by the AP.
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Patrick Peterson was named to the preseason watch lists for the Nagurski Award, the Thorpe Award, the Ronnie Lott Award, the Walter Camp Award, and the Chuck Bednarik Award.
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Patrick Peterson began his junior season against North Carolina in the 2010 Chick-fil-A Kickoff Game.
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Patrick Peterson returned a punt 87 yards for a touchdown and consistently gave the Tigers' offense good field position.
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Patrick Peterson was named Special Teams Player of the Week for his performance.
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Patrick Peterson was named the Lott IMPACT Player of the Week.
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Patrick Peterson had two punt returns against Vanderbilt for eight yards in week two as the Tigers rolled past the Commodores.
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Patrick Peterson returned two kickoffs for 51 yards, to go along with one tackle.
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The Tiger defense suffocated Mississippi State's offense and Patrick Peterson strengthened his campaign with two acrobatic interceptions for LSU.
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Patrick Peterson returned one kickoff 39 yards and one punt 2 yards to go along with four solo tackles.
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Patrick Peterson entertained the home crowd again in week four against Top-25 foe West Virginia.
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Patrick Peterson struck the Heisman pose in the north end zone of Tiger Stadium, drawing a 15-yard unsportsmanlike conduct penalty.
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Patrick Peterson was again named SEC Special Teams Player of the Week.
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Patrick Peterson had 3 punt returns for 30 yards and 3 kickoff returns for 64 yards.
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Patrick Peterson was tied for 30th in the country with two interceptions.
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Patrick Peterson was in the top five of most straw polls regarding the 2010 Heisman Trophy.
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Patrick Peterson was a consensus top-five pick and was thought to be the best player in the draft by multiple analysts.
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Patrick Peterson attended the NFL combine and completed all of the required combine drills.
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Head coach Ken Whisenhunt named Patrick Peterson the starting cornerback, alongside Greg Toler, to begin his rookie season.
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Patrick Peterson intercepted a flea-flicker pass from Sam Bradford intended for Brandon Lloyd and recorded three tackles and three pass deflections.
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Patrick Peterson earned his first NFC Special Teams Player of the Week nomination.
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Patrick Peterson became the only player in NFL history with four punt-return touchdowns of at least 80 yards in a single season.
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Patrick Peterson earned NFC Special Teams Player of the Week for the second time for his performance against the Rams.
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Patrick Peterson finished his rookie season with a sack, 64 combined tackles, two interceptions, 13 passes defended, and two fumble recoveries in 16 games and 16 starts.
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Patrick Peterson produced a rookie record 699 return yards for four touchdowns on 44 punt returns.
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Patrick Peterson was selected as a kick returner to the 2012 Pro Bowl and was the only rookie to be selected to the 2011 All-Pro First Team.
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Patrick Peterson returned as the starting cornerback, opposite William Gay, to begin the 2012 season.
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Patrick Peterson started all 16 games making 55 tackles with seven interceptions, 17 passes defended, and an NFL-leading five fumble recoveries.
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Patrick Peterson had 51 punt returns producing 426 return yards, three receptions for 11 receiving yards, and two carries for 13 rushing yards.
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On December 26,2012, it was announced that Patrick Peterson was voted to the 2013 Pro Bowl as a cornerback.
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The Arizona Cardinals' new head coach Bruce Arians named Patrick Peterson the starting cornerback, opposite Jerraud Powers, to begin the 2013 season.
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Patrick Peterson earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week honors for his game against Tampa Bay.
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Patrick Peterson started all 16 games in 2013 and made 42 combined tackles, three interceptions, 13 pass deflections, and two fumble recoveries.
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Patrick Peterson returned 33 punts for 198 return yards, had one kickoff return attempt for 18 yards, made six catches for 54 receiving yards, and had four carries for 21 yards.
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Patrick Peterson was selected for the 2014 Pro Bowl as a cornerback, marking the third of his career.
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Patrick Peterson was named a First Team All-Pro for the second time in his career.
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Patrick Peterson began the season as the Arizona Cardinals' starting cornerback, opposite Antonio Cromartie, and no longer had to handle return duties due to the arrival of Ted Ginn Jr.
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Patrick Peterson returned one interception for a 30-yard touchdown, marking the first defensive touchdown of his career.
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Patrick Peterson earned NFC Defensive Player of the Week for his performance against the Rams.
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Patrick Peterson finished the 2014 season with 50 combined tackles, eight pass deflections, three interceptions, a forced fumble, and three fumble recoveries in 16 games and 16 starts.
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Patrick Peterson was selected to the 2015 Pro Bowl as a cornerback, marking his fourth straight appearance.
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Shortly after the 2014 NFL season, Patrick Peterson announced that he had been diagnosed with diabetes.
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Patrick Peterson stated that this affected his performance in the 2014 season, that he had the disease under control, and was ready for the 2015 season.
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Patrick Peterson was named the starting cornerback and had full-time punt return duties after the departure of Ted Ginn Jr.
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Patrick Peterson was selected to the 2016 Pro Bowl as a cornerback, marking his fifth straight, and was voted first-team All-Pro for the third time.
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Patrick Peterson was ranked 18th best player by his fellow NFL players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2016.
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Patrick Peterson began the season as the starting cornerback, opposite Marcus Cooper, with full-time punt return duties being taken over by John Brown with Patrick Peterson returning sparingly throughout the season.
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Patrick Peterson recorded 51 combined tackles, six passes deflected, and three interceptions in 16 games and 16 starts.
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On December 20,2016, for the sixth consecutive year, Patrick Peterson was selected to be in the 2017 Pro Bowl, along with teammates Larry Fitzgerald and David Johnson.
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Patrick Peterson was ranked 19th by his peers on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2017 as the highest ranked cornerback.
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Patrick Peterson remained as the Cardinals' de facto starting cornerback with Justin Bethel after Marcus Cooper departed in free agency.
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On December 19,2017, Patrick Peterson was named to his seventh straight Pro Bowl.
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Patrick Peterson was ranked 23rd by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2018.
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Patrick Peterson finished the season with 54 tackles, five pass deflections, and two interceptions, on his way to his eighth straight Pro Bowl.
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Patrick Peterson was ranked 46th by his fellow players on the NFL Top 100 Players of 2019.
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On May 16,2019, the NFL announced that Patrick Peterson would be suspended for the first six games of the season for a violation of the league's performance-enhancing drugs policy.
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Patrick Peterson filed an appeal to have the suspension reduced, but he did not win the appeal and the six-game suspension was upheld.
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Patrick Peterson was reinstated from suspension on October 14, and was activated on October 19,2019.
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Patrick Peterson made his return from his suspension in week 7 against the New York Giants.
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On March 17,2021, Patrick Peterson signed with the Minnesota Vikings.
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Patrick Peterson wore 7 during high school and throughout his college career at LSU.
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Patrick Peterson entered the 2021 season as a starting cornerback for the Vikings.
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Patrick Peterson started the first six games before suffering a hamstring injury in Week 7.
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Patrick Peterson was placed on injured reserve on October 18,2021.
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On March 16,2023, Patrick Peterson signed a two-year contract with the Pittsburgh Steelers.
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Patrick Peterson went by the last name "Johnson" when he signed with LSU but formally changed it to "Patrick Peterson" in August 2008.
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Patrick Peterson's parents are Patrick and Shandra Peterson of Fort Lauderdale, Florida.
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Patrick Peterson is a relative of NFL players Bryant McFadden, Walter McFadden, Sinorice Moss and Santana Moss and Zack Moss.
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Patrick Peterson's younger brother, Avery Johnson, was a member of the ESPNU 150 Watch List in 2012.