PETERSON'S NEW FACE MASK - Has anyone else noticed that Adrian Peterson has a different face mask these days? Ever since his college days at Oklahoma, Peterson has always worn the style of face mask seen here... He has worn that style his entire 5-year NFL career, including as recently as Week 4 of the 2011 season against the Chiefs... But when the Vikings played the Cardinals in Week 5, All Day was sporting a new look... He's now wearing a mask popular with wide receivers and quarterbacks, positions where most guys prefer maximum vision. On defense and the offensive line, most guys want full cages because more bars in your face mask means more protection. Most running backs seem to prefer a fuller cage, too, often preferring the very face mask that Peterson is switching away from. (The "Deion Sanders-style" face mask also seems to be popular among RB's.) So why is he changing? Face mask changes are pretty rare. Ben Roethlisberger and P...
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