2006–2008 thumb|All-Pro running back Adrian Peterson was selected 7th overall by the Vikings in the 2007 NFL draft, and played for the Vikings from 2007 to 2016. Minnesota began the 2006 season 4–2 (with Childress becoming the first Vikings coach to start his career 2–0), but finished the year at 6–10, receiving the 7th pick in the NFL draft; with it, the Vikings selected Adrian Peterson out of the University of Oklahoma.
2006–2008 thumb|All-Pro running back Adrian Peterson was selected 7th overall by the Vikings in the 2007 NFL draft and played for the Vikings from 2007 to 2016. Minnesota began the 2006 season 4–2 (with Childress becoming the first Vikings coach to start his career 2–0), but finished the year at 6–10 receiving the 7th pick in, the NFL draft; with it, the Vikings selected Adrian Peterson out of the University o,f Oklahoma.