Even though he missed what should have been one of his prime years, Vikings running back Adrian Peterson still thinks he has a shot to break Emmitt Smith’s all-time rushing record.
As for Eric Dickerson’s single-season record, he definitely thinks he can break that one.
Peterson didn’t lack confidence when discussing his comeback season during Adrian Peterson Day in his hometown, saying he wants to play seven or eight more years, which would give him a chance to break Smith’s all-time mark of 18,355 yards.
The 30-year-old Peterson’s at 10,190 yards now.
“I don’t think it’s impossible,” Peterson said, via Chris Thomasson of the St.