Patrick Peterson — Jim Thorpe Award winner at LSU for the best college defensive back, fifth overall pick in the 2011 draft and NFL 2010s All-Decade team member who might be headed to his ninth Pro Bowl later this month — carries a gravitas uncommon to most NFL players when he assesses the Vikings' defense.
He also enjoys a unique suite of platforms from which to do it: Peterson makes a weekly Monday afternoon appearance on KFAN-FM, broadcasts his "All Things Covered" podcast with former NFL cornerback Bryant McFadden on a YouTube channel with more than 25,000 subscribers and holds a weekly news conference in the Vikings locker room each Thursday.