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On October 10th, 2017, Peterson was traded to the Arizona Cardinals for a conditional sixth – round draft pick(244)(245). He played his first game with the Cardinals on October 15th, in which he rushed for 134 yards and two touchdowns in a 38 – 33 over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, earning him NFC Offensive Players of the Week for the first time since week 14 of the 2012 season(246)(247)(248). During week 9 against the San Francisco 49ers, Peterson posted another impressive performance with a career – high 37 carries for 159 rushing yards as the Cardinals won 20 – 10)(249)(250). He was sidelined for weeks 13 and 14 due to a neck injury, and was subsequently placed on injured reserve on December 15th, 2017(251). Overall, in the 2017 season, he finished with 529 rushing yards, two rushing touchdowns, 11 receptions, and 70 receiving yards(252). On March 13th, 2018, Peterson was released.(253)
2018 season:
Peterson
signed a one – year, veteran minimum contract with the Washington Redskins on
August 20th, 2018(254).
He was signed following a number of preseason injuries to their running
backs(255). In Washington’s
regular – season opener at the Arizona Cardinals on September 9th,
2018, Peterson rushed for 96 yards on 26 carries and caught two passes for
another 70 yards(256). This
moved Peterson past Jim Brown to move into the top 10 on the career rushing
yards list with 12,372 yards. He scored
his 100th career rushing touchdown in the 24 – 6 win over the
Cardinals, moving him into a three - way
tie for seventh place on the career rushing touchdowns list(256). In week 3, in a 31 – 17 victory over the
Green Bay Packers, Peterson had 19 carries for 120 rushing yards on 26 carries,
including a 64 – yard touchdown in a 20 – 13 win over the New York Giants,
earning him NFC Offensive Player of the Week(258). In week 13, against the Philadelphia Eagles
on Monday Night Football, Peterson recorded a career – high 90 – yard
rushing touchdown in the 28 – 13 loss(259). In week 16, Peterson ran for 119 yards on 26
carries against the Tennessee Titans, passing the 1,000 – yard mark on the
season(260). In the game,
Peterson passed Eric Dickerson in eighth place on the career rushing yards list
with 13,318 yards(261).
Peterson became one of five NFL players in history aged 33 or older to
rush for 1,000 yards in a season(262). In addition, he became the oldest player to
reach the mark since John Riggins in 1984(263). Peterson was held to no yards on four carries
in the regular season finale against the Philadelphia Eagles making his final
total 1,042 rushing yards and seven rushing touchdowns on the season.(264)
2019
season
On March
13th, 2019, Peterson signed a two – year, $8 million dollar contract
to stay with the Washington Redskins(265). After being a healthy scratch in week 1,
Peterson was slated to become the starter following a knee injury to starter
Derrius Guice(266). He got
the start in week 2 against the Dallas Cowboys.
In the 31 – 21 loss, Peterson rushed for his 107th career
touchdown, which passed Jim Brown for fifth on the all – time rushing touchdown
list(267). In week 8, against
the Minnesota Vikings, Peterson passed Jerome Bettis and LaDanian Tomlinson for
sixth all – time on the career rushing yards list.(268)(269)
On
December 15th, the Philadelphia Eagles, Peterson passed Curtis
Martin for fifth all – time in rushing yards, as well as becoming the tenth
player in NFL history to reach 3,000 career rushing attempts and tied Walter
Payton for fourth all – time in rushing touchdowns with 110(270). Peterson finished the season with 211 carries
for 898 rushing yards and five rushing touchdowns while adding 17 receptions
for 142 receiving yards. He recorded two
games going over 100 rushing yards(271). He was the recipient of the Art Rooney Award(272). Peterson was named to the Pro Football Hall
of Fame All – Decade Team for the 2010’s(273). He was released by the team on September 4th,
2020.(274)
Detroit
Lions
On September 6th, 2020, Peterson signed a one – year $1.05 million dollar contract with the Detroit Lions(275). In his first game with the Lions, he had 114 yards from scrimmage in a 27 – 23 loss to the Chicago Bears(276). In week 12, against the Houston Texans, he had two rushing touchdowns in the 41 – 25 loss(277). In week 13 against the Chicago Bears, Peterson had two touchdowns, including the game winner late in the fourth quarter, during the 34 – 30 win(278). Overall, Peterson appeared in 16 games and started ten games for the Lions in 2020. Throughout the season, he shared the backfield with D’Andre Swift and Kerryon Johnson(279). He finished with 156 carries for 604 yards and seven rushing touchdowns.(280)
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On December 1st, 2021, Peterson was signed to the Seattle Seahawks practice squad(286). On December 4th, 2021, Peterson was activated of the practice squad for the Seahawks’ week 13 game against the San Francisco 49ers, which the Seahawks won 30 – 23(287). Peterson scored a rushing touchdown in that game and tied Jim Brown for tenth on the all – time rushing touchdowns list with 126(288). Peterson became the first player in NFL history to score a rushing touchdown with six different teams(289). He was inactive for the remaining five games of the 2021 season,(290) and became a free agent at season’s end.(291)
Peterson remained unsigned through the entirety of the 2022 season. Prior to the 2023 season, Peterson stated that he had not retired from pro football and stated that he was willing to play for one more season, though he also stated that he would officially retire if he did not play in 2023(292). Peterson was ultimately not signed by any team and did not play in the 2023 or 2024 season.
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