Adrian Peterson is showing few signs of slowing down at 34 years old.
If the Washington Redskins running back gets his way, he will keep playing until a milestone birthday six years from now.
“I can see myself playing to 40,” Peterson told NFL Network’s Jane Slater on Thursday. “People look at that and say, ‘Oh my God, that’s crazy.’ But they’ve been doing that for the past two years and, surprise, I’m still able to do it at a high level.”
Peterson has 820 rushing yards and five touchdowns in 14 games as he prepares for this week’s regular-season finale against the Dallas Cowboys. He is 180 yards shy of posting his ninth career 1,000-yard campaign in 13 seasons.
The Oklahoma product already ranks fifth all-time with 14,138 rushing yards and fourth all-time with 111 rushing touchdowns. The only running backs ahead of him on the scoring list are Emmitt Smith (164), LaDainian Tomlinson (145) and Marcus Allen (123).
Peterson, who turns 35 in March, has a club option on his contract worth $2.25 million for 2020, which must be exercised by a late February deadline. He has spent the past two seasons in Washington, playing in all but one game.