Patrick Peterson

Patrick Peterson joins the Vikings after a 10-year career with the Arizona Cardinals where he played in 154 games, all of which he started, after being selected fifth overall in the 2011 NFL Draft. In 2020, Peterson started all 16 games recording three interceptions and eight passes defensed while playing in 99% of the team's defensive snaps. A member of the 2010-19 All-Decade Team, Peterson has been selected a team captain five times and has totaled 499 tackles, 4.0 sacks and 28 career interceptions, which ranks sixth all-time in Cardinals history. Peterson, who has played in three career playoff games, has earned eight Pro Bowl nods (2011-18) and been selected Associated Press First-Team All-Pro three times (2011 as a returner, '13, '15). His four career punt return touchdowns, all of which came as a rookie in 2011, are tied for the most ever in a single season and rank tied for 21st all-time for a career. Peterson also has 10 career receptions.

Patrick Peterson joins the Vikings after a 10-year career with the Arizona Cardinals where he played in 154 games, all of which he started, after being selected fifth overall in the 2011 NFL Draft. In 2020, Peterson started all 16 games recording three interceptions and eight passes defensed while playing in 99% of the team's defensive snaps. A member of the 2010-19 All-Decade Team, Peterson has been selected a team captain five times and has totaled 499 tackles, 4.0 sacks and 28 career interceptions, which ranks sixth all-time in Cardinals history. Peterson, who has played in three career playoff games, has earned eight Pro Bowl nods (2011-18) and been selected Associated Press First-Team All-Pro three times (2011 as a returner, '13, '15). His four career punt return touchdowns, all of which came as a rookie in 2011, are tied for the most ever in a single season and rank tied for 21st all-time for a career. Peterson also has 10 career receptions.

A native of Pompano Beach, Florida, Peterson was named the USA Today Defensive Player of the Year as a senior in 2007 at Blanche Ely High School. While at LSU, Peterson played in 39 games (30 starts) and totaled 135 tackles, seven interceptions and 22 passes defensed in three seasons before leaving for the NFL following his junior season. Peterson is one of the most decorated players in school history, winning both the Bednarik Award and the Thorpe Award in the same season (2010), while also earning SEC Defensive Player of the Year and Special Teams Player of the Year by the conference's coaches.

Peterson, who donated $1 million to LSU's weight room that is now named after him, is married to Antonique, who is a doctor who has worked on the front lines of the COVID-19 pandemic. The couple has two daughters, Paityn and Parker.