Patrick Peterson

34-Year-Old CornerbackCB

Free Agent

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RANKS

Height 6'1"

Weight 203

DOB 7/11/1990

College LSU

Drafted 1st Rd 2011 #5 Overall

Announces retirement

CBFree Agent

April 11, 2025

Peterson announced Friday that he will retire as a member of the Cardinals on Monday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.

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Peterson was selected by the Cardinals with the No. 5 pick in the 2011 NFL Draft, and he proved to be worth that high of a selection, as he made the Pro Bowl in each of his first eight seasons in Arizona while making the First-Team All-Pro three times (2011, 2013, 2015). He signed with Minnesota in 2021 and played for the Vikings for two seasons before playing for the Steelers in 2023, his last year of regular-season action. Peterson will end his 13-year NFL career with 652 tackles (571 solo), including 4.0 sacks, and 36 interceptions (including two pick-sixes) across 201 regular-season games.

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Measurables Review

How do Patrick Peterson's measurables compare to other cornerbacks?

This section compares his draft workout metrics with players at the same position. The bar represents the player's percentile rank. For example, if the bar is halfway across, then the player falls into the 50th percentile for that metric and it would be considered average.

Height

6' 1"

Weight

203 lbs

40-Yard Dash

4.31 sec

Shuttle Time

4.07 sec

Cone Drill

6.58 sec

Vertical Jump

38.0 in

Broad Jump

126 in

Bench Press

15 reps

Hand Length

9.25 in

Arm Length

32.00 in

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Peterson appeared in every game with the Vikings last year and logged a career-high 66 tackles (56 solo) with five interceptions, the second-best mark over his 12 professional campaigns. After spending the past two years in Minnesota, the 32-year-old signed a two-year deal with the Steelers during the offseason. Pittsburgh also brought in cornerback Joey Porter via the draft, but Peterson will serve in a starting capacity with his new club.

In his first season with the Vikings, he missed four games due to a hamstring injury and a stint on the reserve/COVID-19 list, but he still produced when on the field, recording 45 tackles, five pass breakups and a pick-six in 13 contests. Peterson will slot in as a starting cornerback opposite Cameron Dantzler in 2022.

Peterson's best years probably are behind him as he turns 31 in July, but he should bring some stability to a secondary that struggled last season. The 2011 first-round pick allowed a 98.2 passer rating in coverage last year, while also adding 61 tackles, eight pass defenses and three interceptions to his ledger.

After kicking off his career with three first-team All-Pro honors in his first five seasons, Peterson has only made one such team (second in 2018) over the last four years. While his real-life value may be dwindling, he still managed 50-plus tackles and exactly two interceptions in both of the past two campaigns. Such output may be Peterson's ceiling, though, as he enters his age-30 season and with a more exploitable cornerback (second-year pro Byron Murphy) on the other side.

A three-time All-Pro cornerback, Peterson is rarely bothered by opposing quarterbacks, giving up the eighth-fewest catches (43) among cornerbacks who logged at least 75 percent of their team's defensive snaps last season. Consequently, he posted a prototypical modest stat line -- 51 tackles (45 solo) and three interceptions -- with Marcus Cooper working on the other side. In 2017, Peterson is expected to have veteran Justin Bethel opposite him, so similar output should be expected yet again.

One of four players to earn five Pro Bowl bids before his 26th birthday -- also, running backs Jim Brown, Barry Sanders, and Emmitt Smith -- Peterson bounced back from a lackadaisical 2014 campaign in which he was growing accustomed to playing with diabetes. Despite the diagnosis, Peterson has 15 total passes defended over the past two seasons, displaying quarterbacks' lack of eagerness to throw his way. While he's also an ironman, completing full schedules in each of his five seasons, a lack of opportunities doesn't lend itself to IDP relevance.

Peterson is aiming to rebound from a subpar season, for his standards, with the new-found knowledge that he's diabetic incorporated into his daily routine. Looking sluggish at times, his first month-plus was characterized by defensive holds and pass interference calls, yet he still corralled 50 tackles (43 solo), seven passes defended, three interceptions, one defensive touchdown, and one sack on the year. Because he has no absences in his first four campaigns, expect him to remain near the top of the IDP heap.

Peterson doesn't rack up tackle totals on a yearly basis, but does get a fair amount of turnovers. He couldn't equal his seven interceptions from 2012, recording only three in 2013, but the speedster is still a threat to record high totals in the category. With no assignments to worry about other than on the defensive side of the ball, Peterson's production should line up with his status as the league's highest-paid cornerback, especially due to the presence of Antonio Cromartie opposite him.

Peterson will see opponents' top wideouts as he is the Cardinals' top corner. He may see less time on special teams due to rookie and fellow college teammate Tyrann Mathieu.

Peterson badly struggled in coverage as a rookie and failed to make plays on the ball (two interceptions), but he added a solid total of 64 tackles (59 solo), one sack and 13 passes defended. As anyone remotely familiar with the LSU product knows, though, Peterson's value is inflated by his punt return skills. He returned four punts for touchdowns as a rookie. He should be good for at least one or two more touchdowns this season and could get better as a defender.

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Cut by Steelers

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March 8, 2024

Pittsburgh will release Peterson on Friday, Adam Schefter of ESPN reports.