Six Pack Sunday #7: AP, AD, MVP, whatever you want to call him

OK ladies, some of these guys I've been identifying are under the radar bachelors but this week I thought I'd make sure everyone, male and female, was aware of the greatness that is Adrian Peterson before the NFL season is over.

Sure he may break the single season rushing record with 208 yards today in week 17 but he also may break a million hearts all over the world with this smile.

For anyone not too familiar with Adrian Peterson (or A.D. "All Day", A.P, or as I like to call him this year, MVP), he is going to go down as one of the NFL's best running backs. And that smile is really beautiful when you consider some of the hardships that AP has suffered. At 7, Peterson watched as his older brother and best friend was killed by a drunk driver. He then turned to his father (who gave him the nickname "all day") and focused all his energy on football. When he was 13, Peterson's father was sentenced to 10 years in prison on charges of money laundering in a crack cocaine ring. And then, the night before the Heisman trophy's runner up worked out for all 32 NFL teams at the Combine, his 19 year old half-brother was shot and killed. If you want to get a better look at his story, check out this E:60 piece with another girl who likes sports, Rachel Nichols.

Usually this post is all about the man meat and while Adrian Peterson is definitely that, what makes him even hotter is what he has overcome to get here. On Christmas Eve 2011, Peterson was helped off the field with a torn ACL and MCL. I don't think there was a single football fan in America that wasn't torn up a little watching such a great player get hurt like that. Peterson is fun to watch (and fun to look at). So when Peterson was back in the starting lineup week 1, 8 months after major ligament damage and reconstructive surgery on his knee, people started to wonder if AP was human. Usually players coming back from such a major surgery take a long time to return to form, especially at the runningback position, but Adrian Peterson is no usual player. Also--just a minute to mention Wes Welker who is also extremely non human and recovered in a similar amount of time--did you really think I wouldn't mention him here?

Peterson has arguably had his best season and would get my vote for Comeback Player of the Year and more importantly MVP. If you take Adrian Peterson off of the Vikings, I'm not sure they win a game. That's what MVP is all about. The award isn't best player in the NFL but most VALUABLE player and to me and many other NFL fans, Peterson is definitely the most worthy candidate.

Many attribute genetics to Peterson's quick recovery but I will also like to praise his genetics for this:

Thank god Peterson didn't damage any ab ligaments. 

As today's game approaches, I'm really rooting for him to break the rushing record so that beautiful six pack will be in the history books forever.

Also if there's anything I can do so that my New Years looks like this, let me know.