Patrick Peterson, Perennial Pro Bowl defender, has reached a one-year, $ 10 million deal with the Minnesota Vikings, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Wednesday.
Peterson, 30, leaves the Arizona Cardinals as one of the best defenders in franchise history.
He went to eight consecutive Pro Bowls, starting in freshman year in 2011 and ending in 2019 – when he was ineligible because he was suspended for six games for violating the NFL’s drug performance improvement policy. Peterson is a three-time All-Pro.
Peterson’s positional flexibility is a welcome advantage for the Vikings high school, which included two rookie rookies in 2020 between Jeff Gladney, who lined up in the slot for 529 catches last season, and Cameron Dantzler, a third-round pick who awarded the lowest pass-through rating in all corners for beginners in the second half of the season (41.9 in week 11-17).
With questions about the health and future of the 2018 first-round corner Mike Hughes, whose option for the fifth year will likely be turned down by Minnesota, Peterson offers the Vikings stability in high school, coming from a season in which he had seven breaks. step, the largest 2013. His three interceptions were the most important in 2016.
Peterson has been widely regarded as one of the best defenders of his career, known for his ability to defend the first offenders, individually, on an island. He started all 128 games in the first eight seasons of his career before his suspension. In 2020, he was named to the All-Decade 2010-2019 team by the Pro Football Hall of Fame.
Peterson played all 16 games last season and had 61 tackles and three interceptions. He has 28 interceptions in his career.
He joined the free agency after a five-year extension signed in 2014. Peterson requested a transaction in October 2018 during Arizona’s sad 3-13 season under former coach Steve Wilks, but later apologized. However, reports of a fractured relationship between Peterson and the cardinals’ central office continued to circulate, calling into question his future with the franchise after his contract expired in March.
Courtney Cronin and Josh Weinfuss contributed to this report.