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Three players on the Indianapolis Colts’ defense logged time on an NFL roster when Adrian Peterson won the league’s Most Valuable Player award in 2012 with the Minnesota Vikings.
Najee Goode was a rookie with the Tampa Bay Buccaneers. Jabaal Sheard was in his second season with the Cleveland Browns. And Al Woods was with the Pittsburgh Steelers, his third team in three years.
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Many have pointed to the fact that Peterson owns just two 1,000-yard rushing seasons since that 2,097-yard campaign as reason to believe he’s not the same.