Versatile running back and special teams player has 304 rushes for 1,232 yards (4.1 avg.) and 8 TDs to go along with 76 receptions for 654 yards (8.6 yards per catch) in his seven seasons in Chicago... Excels on punt and kickoff coverage, as his 98 career special teams tackles are the most by a Bears player since the stat started being tracked in 1995... Established Bears individual single-season record with 28 special teams tackles in 2004 (equaled by Brendon Ayanbadejo in 2005 and 2006 and Cameron Worrell in 2006)... Has played in 77 of the Bears last 78 games... Scored rushing TD in postseason debut in 2005 vs. CAR (1/15)... Has 14 career regular season kick returns for 203 yards and 2 career postseason kick returns for 27 yards.

2008 SEASON: Saw action in 15 games, carrying the ball 20 times for 100 yards (5.0 avg)... Also caught 6 passes for 45 yards (7.5 avg)... Added 14 special teams tackles, which was tied for third on the team and also returned 1 kickoff for 11 yards... Inactive for Game 2 at CAR (9/14). GAMES PLAYED-STARTED: 15-0

PREVIOUS SEASONS: 2007 - Stepped into the starting lineup vs. NYG (12/2) after RB Cedric Benson was sidelined with an injury... Finished season with career highs in carries (151), rushing yards (510), rushing touchdowns (3), receptions (51) and receiving yards (420)... 51 receptions were 3rd most in franchise single-season history by a running back... Ranked 2nd on the Bears and 4th among NFL running backs in receptions and 3rd among NFC backs in receiving yards... Added 9 special teams tackles... He also tossed a 9-yard TD pass to Bernard Berrian vs NO (12/30), his first NFL completion... Saw action in all 16 regular season games for the third straight year, starting contests 12-16 at RB.
2006 - Appeared in all 16 regular season contests catching 6 passes for 88 yards (14.7 yards per catch) while adding 10 carries for 41 yards and 2 rushing TDs... Finished 3rd on team with 22 special teams tackles, the 2nd highest single-season total of his career, while leading the Bears with 2 forced fumbles on special teams... Had 3 kick returns for 49 yards during regular season... Played all 3 postseason contests tying for 2nd on team with 5 special teams tackles; also forced a fumble in NFC Championship Game vs. NO (1/21) that was recovered by the Bears... Added 10-yard kick return in Super Bowl XLI (2/4/07).
2005 - Chicago’s 2nd-leading rusher with 391 yards on 76 carries while scoring 2 TDs and adding 7 catches for 48 yards... His 5.1 yards per carry average was the 4th highest in the NFL among running backs with at least 75 carries... Posted career-high 7 runs of over 15 yards, including 2 runs of over 30 yards... Ranked 3rd on team with 18 special teams tackles... Played in all 16 games, plus the postseason.
2004 - Established Bears team-record with 28 special teams tackles while playing in 14 games, gaining 19 yards on 6 carries and 30 yards on 2 receptions... Inactive Games 1-2.
2003 - Played in 6 games, including his first NFL start, with 70 rushing yards and posting 3 special teams tackles before being placed on injured reserve for the final 7 contests due to an ankle injury... Participated in Games 1-6 - starting at RB in Game 6; Inactive Games 7-9; Placed on Injured Reserve (11/15).
2002 - Appeared in 9 games as a rookie with Chicago, ranking 3rd on team with 19 carries and 4th with 101 rushing yards, all during season’s final 4 weeks... Contributed 4 tackles and 2 kickoff returns on special teams... Participated in Games 4, 7, 9 and 11-16; Inactive Games 1-3, 5-6, 8 and 10.

Four-time consensus All-America and all-Southern Conference pick at Georgia Southern (1998-2001), setting multiple school, conference, and NCAA Division I-AA marks... Rushed for collegiate record 100 yards in 36 straight games, 54 overall, and set NCAA scoring record with 12.5 points per game (524 points)... His 40 career 100-yard regular season outputs set an NCAA all-division record... College football’s all-time leading rusher with 6,543 yards on 996 career attempts... First player in conference history to rush for over 1,000 yards in 4 seasons... In 42 regular season games, rushed for 85 TDs and 155.8 yards per game... In 57 overall career contests, carried 1,378 times for 9,145 yards, 111 TDs and 160.4 yards per game... Southern Conference Offensive Player-of-the-Year and finalist for Walter Payton Award, given annually to the top NCAA Division I-AA player, as a senior with 1,795 yards (322 carries) and 21 TDs in 14 total games... Started 13 games as a junior, carrying 281 times for 1,694 yards and 17 TDs... Recipient of Walter Payton Award as a sophomore, rushing for 2,704 yards (353 carries) and 40 TDs in 15 total games... Also named Atlanta Touchdown Club I-AA Player-of-the-Year and Conference Male Student-Athlete-of-the-Year with 1,807 yards (248 carries) and 28 TDs in 11 regular season contests... Conference Freshman and Offensive Player-of-the-Year selection in 1998, setting 45 school, conference and NCAA records while started every game and setting school’s regular season record with career-high 1,932 yards (257 carries) and 25 TDs en route to 2,606 total yards (365 carries) and 34 TDs as a freshman, including playoffs... Majored in communications.

Inducted to the first class of the Southern Conference Hall of Fame on May 4, 2009... Two-time all-state, all-area and Team MVP at Sante Fe (Fla.) H.S. while rushing for 4,949 yards during his prep career to earn All-America honors from ESPN and Blue Chip Illustrated... Ran for 1,526 yards and 17 TDs on 185 carries to earn Class 4A Player-ofthe- Year honors as a senior... Lettered 4 times in track and 2 times in weightlifting and basketball... Brother Michael was an All-American LB at Florida and currently plays for the Atlanta Falcons... Cousin, Freddie Solomon, played for South Carolina State and the Philadelphia Eagles... In May 2004, kicked off a one-year fundraising campaign to support the establishment of the Adrian Peterson Foundation, commencing in 2005, with “A.P.’s Day Out in the Boro” -- featuring a free youth football camp and a celebrity charity basketball game held on the campus of his alma mater in Statesboro, GA.

Entered NFL as a sixth-round selection (199th overall) by Chicago in the 2002 NFL Draft... Signed 5-year contract with Bears (7/25/02)... Signed 3-year contract extension with Chicago (6/28/06). SIGNED through 2009