Julian Peterson
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"Julian Thomas Peterson" is a former American football linebacker who played in the National Football League (NFL) for eleven seasons. He was drafted by the San Francisco 49ers in the first round of the 2000 NFL Draft. He played college football for Michigan State Spartans football/Michigan State University. Peterson also played for the Seattle Seahawks and the Detroit Lions.

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I never played that much defensive end. But I'll do anything.

The last five, six years, we've been pretty much drafting defensive players to run with the Rams offense, ... We match up very well. We're not really threatened by their skill positions.

It's all about timing, movement and getting back to what you're familiar with, ... We had so many guys out last year, so many little things going wrong, that it's hard to judge. We're going to show who we really are this year.

I had a lot of emotion from missing a lot of games last year, just the emotion of coming back. Was I coming back at the same level I left at?(He was) a little anxious, a little nervous. Then, after awhile, it was just football.

(In) the Arizona game, I felt like I was back to being unstoppable. I didn't care who you are or what position you played, I was going to get the best of the matchup. ... I just hope it's not any different when I come back on Sunday.

We have our whole team back, ... Everybody was looking forward to this season and new beginnings. We came out there ready to fight. It's great to get the first one out of the way.

I feel pretty confident, because it's getting better and better as the days go by.

I asked her if she wanted to go up to Napa, go around in a limo, anything, ... She just wanted to cut my hair. She did the first swipe with the razor, and she just said, 'Yes!'

The biggest thing is strengthening the whole leg, ... Once all that comes together, 12 months will probably be when everything comes together.