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Adrian Peterson gets NFL MVP, Offensive Player of the Year while Robert Griffin III top offensive rookie award
Was the knee injury the toughest thing he’d ever overcome?
“Losing my brother at 7, seeing him get hit by a car right in front of me, that was the toughest,” he said. “But as far as injuries, yes.”
“Trying to get two or three like Peyton, trying to get to your level,” Peterson said of his first MVP award. “But I won’t be there to accept it because I’ll be winning with my coach, the most important award, the team award, the Super Bowl.”
Dickerson predicted Peterson could get back to 2,000 yards.
“I hope he does have a chance to do it again,” Dickerson said, adding with a laugh, “but do I want him to break it? No, I do not.”
Wearing a burgundy and gold tie in honor of his Redskins, Griffin said his goal is to be ready for the season opener.
“It’s truly a blessing to be up there — to be able to stand, first and foremost,” said Griffin, who underwent knee surgery last month. He added that next season “you’ll see a better Robert Griffin.”
Copyright 2013 The Associated Press
