Patrick Peterson will go from patrolling the secondary for the Arizona Cardinals to the Minnesota Vikings’ defensive backfield in 2021.
And he won’t be No. 21 in 2021.
Peterson revealed he will wear No. 7 for the Vikings, taking advantage of the NFL rule change that permits some position players to wear single digits.
Acquiring the digit wasn’t a freebie. Quarterback Nate Stanley was No. 7 for the men of purple. So, some negotiating went on and a deal was struck.
In exchange for paying for new shoulder pads for Stanley’s alma mater, Menomonie High School in Wisconsin, Stanley handed over No. 7 to Peterson.
Bringing that Death Valley Saturday Energy to @Vikings Sundays! SKOL!! 🟣 #P2Nation #7eraReturns pic.twitter.com/H5dW68tNfX
— Patrick Peterson /P2 (@P2) April 26, 2021
Peterson was a first-round pick in 2011 and spent his first 10 seasons as a Cardinal. He was an eight-time Pro Bowler.
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“I always wanted to rock No. 7,” Peterson said on his “All Things Covered” podcast. “Once they made the change, it was easy for me because 7 has always been my number. I felt like 7 was my number. Like 21 is Deion’s [Sanders] number, you know what I mean? I just felt like in high school and in college, I made 7 known. You can tell. When I went to LSU, guys wanted to wear No. 7 … I felt like that’s my number.”
Peterson returns to not only No. 7 but the colors he donned when he starred in college at LSU.
He's back in the purple & gold and now he's back wearing the #7! @P2 makes his new @Vikings number OFFICIAL with @BMac_SportsTalk on All Things Covered. pic.twitter.com/EqK9e4ARhF
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