Patrick Peterson Reveals His Extra Motivation vs. Former Team After Sunday's Win

Former LSU star and NFL veteran cornerback Patrick Peterson was playing with extra motivation this past Sunday when his Minnesota Vikings squad beat his former Arizona Cardinals team 34-26 in Minneapolis.

Peterson played his first ten seasons with the Cardinals as a lockdown corner where he was named a 3x First-team All-Pro (2011, 2013, 2015) and went to eight-straight Pro Bowls (2011–2018). But he wasn't happy how his time in Arizona came to an end. Per ESPN:

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Peterson broke up three passes, mocked Cardinals quarterback Kyler Murray during a midgame dance and afterward made clear he still resents the way his time ended in Arizona.

"I'm still waiting on [general manager] Steve Keim to call me," said Peterson, who departed the Cardinals after the 2020 season. "Still haven't talked to him."

Peterson also revealed that he routinely found disparaging emails from fans printed out and left on his chair during his final seasons in the Cardinals locker room. According to Peterson, the emails were addressed to team ownership, with messages that ranged from his age to his tackling ability to threats to cancel season tickets as long as he remained on the roster.

Peterson said it was "mind-boggling" to him that someone -- presumably from the Cardinals organization -- would pass along such messages. He said he remembered thinking, "What did I do to deserve this from a fan?"

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