Patrick De’mon Peterson Jr. is an American football cornerback for the Minnesota Vikings of the National Football League.
Where did Patrick Peterson go to high school?
Peterson was born in Pompano Beach, Florida on July 11, 1990. He attended Blanche Ely High School, where he played running back and defensive back.
As a junior, he recorded 11 total touchdowns on offence, while recording seven interceptions and 54 tackles on defence.
Peterson returned three kick-offs for touchdowns and added 10 rushes for 213 yards. As a senior, Peterson compiled 733 yards rushing and 11 touchdowns (9 rushings, one kick return, and one punt return). Defensively, he had 21 tackles and five interceptions.
Besides numerous All-American team selections, Peterson was named Defensive Player of the Year by USA Today and played in the 2008 U.S. Army All-American Bowl.
Peterson was also on the school’s track & field team, where he ran the 100 meters in 10.92 seconds and the 200 meters in 22.24 seconds. He was also a member of the 4 × 100 m relay (41.41 s) squad.
On March 17, 2021, Peterson signed with the Minnesota Vikings. On April 26, 2021, Peterson announced that he’d be changing his jersey number from 21 to 7. He wore 7 during high school and throughout his college career at LSU.
With the change, he became the first player to take advantage of the NFL’s new relaxed rules on jersey numbers.
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