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Former LSU All-American Patrick Peterson preparing to retire, per report
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Former LSU legend Patrick Peterson is hanging up his football cleats for good, a source told ESPN’s Adam Schefter on Friday night. And according to the report, the star cornerback will retire on Monday with the Arizona Cardinals, the franchise he was drafted 5th overall in 2011 by, and the franchise with whom he thrived for a thrilling decade.
While Peterson also played for the Minnesota Vikings and Pittsburgh Steelers during a brilliant 13-year career, his all-world NFL portfolio was built during 10 seasons with the Cardinals, with whom he made 3 All-Pro teams in 2011, ’13 and ’15. Peterson was an 8-time Pro Bowler, earning the distinction in 8 straight seasons from 2011-18 during that decade of excellence in Arizona.
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Peterson was a member of the NFL’s 2010s All-Decade team. After his memorable time with the Cardinals, Peterson left to sign a free-agent contract with the Vikings. He played with Minnesota for 2 seasons, then played for the Steelers in 2023 before not playing at all in 2024.
Peterson played at LSU from 2008-10, being named a unanimous All-American in 2010 and a second-team All-American in 2009. Peterson captured the Jim Thorpe Award in 2010 as the country’s top defensive back and would go down as one of the top players in LSU history for his contributions to the Tigers.
A decade and a half later, after a standout NFL career that followed his standout college career, Peterson is apparently done playing the game he excelled so much at.
Cory Nightingale, a former sportswriter and sports editor at the Miami Herald and Palm Beach Post, is a South Florida-based freelance writer who covers Alabama for SaturdayDownSouth.com.
