Nearly a week after Adrian Peterson's sensational debut for the Arizona Cardinals, his new teammates are still showering the veteran running back with praise.
Carson Palmer went into detail about Peterson's unique athleticism, saying he can actually hear Peterson's feet as he runs, according to Josh Weinfuss of ESPN.
"He's putting so much force into the ground with every step," Palmer said. "With a cut, when he's going to sprint, he's just different.
"He's very unique. He's one of one. He runs so differently and so angry, I guess would be describing it. He runs with so much violence, every run, inside zone, outside zone."
Peterson ran for 134 yards and two touchdowns in Arizona's 38-33 win over the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, just days after being traded from the New Orleans Saints.
The 32-year-old looked done as part of a three-man rotation in New Orleans, but quickly reacclimated to being the lead dog in the Cardinals' backfield.
"I don't know how much more force you can put into the ground and create as much explosion as he does," left tackle D.J. Humphries said. "That dude is something special."
Humphries added: "If you break down the play you could see me blocking, blocking, blocking, then like as soon as he runs by me, I do like that (turns head quickly) because I felt like somebody was about to run into me or something. He was shot out of a cannon."
Peterson has a good chance to keep his revival going Sunday against the Los Angeles Rams' 29th-ranked run defense.
