Patrick Peterson Reveals He’s Returning to the Minnesota Vikings

The eight-time Pro Bowl defensive back also detailed that there was interest in his services from the Bears, Bills, Buccaneers, Colts and Commanders.

the cornerback patrick peterson announced this Wednesday on the podcast “All Things Covered” that he hosts with Bryant McFaddenwhich will be renewing with the minnesota vikings under a one-season contract.

“I’m going to stay in Minnesota And I’ll be back with those guys. We keep it in the North,” he said, donning a baseball cap. vikings.

He said other teams his agent talked to were the Buffalo Bills, Chicago Bears, Indianapolis Colts, Washington Commanders, and Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Also, he said that the interest of Tampa Bay depended on whether or not they could rehire Carlton Davissomething they finally managed to do.

He noted that the addition of new head coach Kevin O’Connelland his pick for defensive coordinator, Ed Donatellthey have him excited about his return.

“I felt it was the right thing to stay here and keep working with those guys and trying to come together towards a common goal. The team is loaded,” he said. Peterson. “Like I always said last year, we didn’t get it together in certain situations, but we even got better — I think — this year in the offseason by adding a great offensive mind in Kevinadd a quarterback chaser [Za’Darius Smith] to help Danielle [Hunter]with Ed coming in and their defensive history … these guys are definitely trying to put the pieces together and now it’s up to us, the coaching group and the players, to go out there and execute and put together the best possible game plan to get some ‘Ws’ “.

He said he would like to play about three more seasons, including 2022.

“I feel great, it all depends on what the body feels,” he said.

After 10 seasons with the arizona cardinalswhere he obtained three mentions to the first team All-Pro and was appointed to eight Pro Bowls in a row, Peterson signed a one-year contract with the vikings in 2021.

Peterson31, brought a wealth of experience to the high school of the vikings while transitioning into a role that didn’t require him to shadow the opposing team’s best wide receiver, as he did during his prime years in Arizona. On Minnesota, Peterson played an important role in helping develop young cornerbacks like Cameron Dantzler, Chris Boyd and Harrison Hand.

Peterson he still shone as a run defender and could explore a transition to safety at this point in his career, a move he discussed late in the 2020 season, when he was still playing for the Cardinals.

The cornerback finished the 2021 season with a “pick-six” in the season finale of the vikings against the bears to extend a mark of recording at least one interception in each of the 11 seasons he has played in the NFL. He appeared in 13 games for the vikings after a hamstring injury landed him on injured reserve during Weeks 7-10, and a COVID-19 diagnosis forced him to miss the Week 13 road game against the Detroit Lions.

Peterson He said his goal is to play 15 seasons before considering retirement, which could be followed by a career in broadcasting. The podcast, which he hosts with his cousin — a seven-year veteran of the NFL, McFadden— is a weekly obligation for the cornerback.

The Cardinals they selected Peterson fifth overall in the 2011 NFL Draft. He has 29 interceptions over 11 professional seasons.

Information from Courtney Cronin was used in the writing of this note.