Pat Pete: Hanging-up the cleats
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Former Arizona Cardinals cornerback Patrick Peterson is returning to the desert on Monday to retire as a member of the team that drafted him, a source told ESPN's Adam Schefter.
Peterson wraps up a 13-year career that began as the fifth overall pick by the Cardinals in 2011. He spent 10 seasons with the Cardinals, leaving after the 2020 season for the Minnesota Vikings. After two seasons in purple and gold, Peterson played for the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2023 but did not play in 2024.
He went to eight straight Pro Bowls with the Cardinals, from his rookie year in 2011 through 2018.
Peterson developed a reputation as a dominant, lock-down cornerback for most of his career, which allowed Arizona to leave Peterson on an island while committing the resources of the 10 other defenders elsewhere.
He had 36 interceptions in 201 career games, returning two for touchdowns. He also returned 195 punts for 1,816 yards and four touchdowns, all of which came as a rookie, and returned four kickoffs for 75 yards.
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Hurry-up Vikings, we ain't getting any younger!
And he's still two years younger than Harrison Smith.
StickierBuns wrote:
Sentimentality aside, I hope the Hitman's play doesn't fall off the table. A 36 year old white safety: fingers crossed.
Well, we’re likely in position to…um…you know
“Hell is empty and all the devils are here”
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Based on how the team has said about Theo Jackson last year and what they did this off-season (giving him a short extension and pay bump)... I'm getting Josh Metellus vibes.
If y'all remember back a few years, he was mostly a special teams player and got a few spot starts and we wondered why he was starting in front of some other potential options... Well, it's because he was good, we just didn't know it as fans yet.
I think we'll have Hitman and Theo as our starters and probably grab a safety at some point in the draft or post draft free agency.
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