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Adrian Peterson: I was good enough to play in the NFL at age 18
Posted on 10/29/15 at 10:51 pm
Posted on 10/29/15 at 10:51 pm
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According to Peterson, this -- his ninth season in the NFL -- could have been his 12th, if he'd had his way.
Amid recent whispers about LSU sophomore running back Leonard Fournette's Heisman season, ineligible draft status and comparisons to Peterson, the Vikings running back suggested that Fournette should be able to enter the draft as a sophomore, because, well, Peterson could have done it as a senior in high school.
"Not to sound cocky or anything, or confident," Peterson told the media Monday, "but yeah, I do feel like I could have came out my senior year of high school and played in the NFL.
"People were like 'well, physically you just weren't ready.' I came in my freshman year and I was up for the Heisman, had a pretty good season, was the leading rusher."
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Posted on 10/29/15 at 10:53 pm to Bench McElroy
He was a man at an early age.
Cuz of all them whippins he took.
Cuz of all them whippins he took.
Posted on 10/29/15 at 10:55 pm to Bench McElroy
True, but he's in the like 1% of high school recruits who could actually do it.
Posted on 10/29/15 at 11:00 pm to Bench McElroy
He's right. I remember watching one of his games his senior year and he was so much bigger than everybody else. They just turned around and handed it to him up the middle most plays and he got at least 7 or 8 each time.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 2:39 am to Bench McElroy
You can't change the rules because 1 player every 10 years is able to go high school to nfl. It is so rare that a player is that physically ready coming of high school.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 6:00 am to Bench McElroy
He was and so was Eric Dickerson.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 7:00 am to Bench McElroy
Some people truly love college and want to represent their state. Leonard fournette is one of them
Posted on 10/30/15 at 7:41 am to Bench McElroy
Probably true. He's a freak
Posted on 10/30/15 at 7:44 am to Bench McElroy
Sorry, but Leonard will be suiting up for LSU next year.
Posted on 10/30/15 at 8:07 am to Bench McElroy
He'd also have 3 more years of taking NFL hits and probably be retired by now
Posted on 10/30/15 at 9:29 am to Bench McElroy
He got hurt playing in college, his body was not ready for the bashing in the NFL at 18
Posted on 10/30/15 at 9:30 am to Bench McElroy
quote:Fournette may be ready for the NFL now
suggested that Fournette should be able to enter the draft as a sophomore
quote:But he wasn't ready last year and certainly not out of high school. I can't see AP ready out of high school either.
I do feel like I could have came out my senior year of high school and played in the NFL.
How many players can we realistically even discuss as ready to play in the NFL out of high school? Maybe 5 in the history of the NFL?
Posted on 10/30/15 at 11:32 am to Bench McElroy
Not a chance... You know how much faster the NFL is than college, and how much faster college is than high school...
Dude is full of himself... He wouldn't have been prepared for what would have hit him....
Dude is full of himself... He wouldn't have been prepared for what would have hit him....
This post was edited on 10/30/15 at 11:34 am
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