Adrian Peterson = Offensive Rookie of the Year

The Associated Press has named Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson the Offensive Rookie of the Year.

“It’s a great honor to join a list with names like those,” Peterson said Wednesday when told that Jim Brown, Emmitt Smith, Eric Dickerson and Billy Sims also won the award. “They are guys that I looked up to growing up. It’s a goal that I set before the year started, to win rookie of the year, so it feels great to accomplish that.”

Incase you’ve been in a coma for the last 4 monthes, here’s some of the highlights of his rookie season.