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Adrian Peterson. None of that is for looks. Six one, 217lbs. World class sprinter speed. Runs over defensive linemen.

Anyone gonna try and claim he couldn't walk on to any rugby team in the world?

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sfu96trsnrQ



Jonah Lomu 6'5", 276lb, fast runner, probably upto world class speeds but was often slowed down by opposition players hanging off him. Ran through opposition players. Could play for the whole 80+ minutes.

Bet any NFL manager would have sold his soul to be able to field him

It could just be rumour and I could be wrong, but I believe he did turn down an offer from the NFL



I follow the NFL pretty closely. His name has never come up as anyone's prospect and even European and South American soccer players show up as kicking prospects. I don't doubt that he has adequate speed for his size but 276lbs simply doesn't accelerate quickly enough. Newton's Laws and such.

His name doesn't appear anywhere as any type of sprinter.

The "love of the game" stuff sounds great but I find it difficult to believe if the NFL showed up with 10 times what he's making that he'd turn it down. The rumor that they have is a cute story but that's all it is.

He sounds like a real bruiser, though. It's simply different skill sets. Nobody is going to be an 'every down' back at 276lbs as you simply can't accelerate nor change direction fast enough. He would have a tough time breaking 5 seconds in a 40 yard dash, which is a routine NFL measure. Actual NFL speed is how fast you can accelerate in the first 5 yards. Much over 220lbs is actually a handicap on effectiveness. There have been running backs in the NFL at that size but they are short yardage pounders. The biggest ball carrier I've ever seen was over 300lbs but he'd only get one or two carries a game due to the limitations of speed and agility.

For the NFL Peterson is an ideal size. Powerful, yet incredibly quick and agile.