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Behind the Big Board

By Chris Sprow
ESPN Insider

Friday, September 11, 2009

On Oct. 14, 2006, Adrian Peterson broke his collarbone while diving into the end zone at the end of a 53-yard touchdown run against Iowa State. And while Peterson managed to come back for some scratch duty in the Fiesta Bowl -- yeah, that one -- the freak collarbone injury may have secured his stock as a top-10 pick in the draft. That's because Peterson would have been a top-10 pick if he came out as a freshman, a sophomore or junior. The only real battle was making sure he didn't suffer a t ...

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