Patrick Peterson isn’t making any excuses for his play in 2014, and he doesn’t want anyone else doing it either.
But the Pro Bowl cornerback knows he’s in a better place for 2015, dropping “a lot” of weight and saying he has curbed the diabetes that afflicted him last season.
“As of right now, I was tested again, I had Type 1 so it was reversible, and as of right now I am diabetes-free,” Peterson said Monday. “I still have to watch what I eat, sugar level, blood pressure, things like that.
“It’s a big step, especially after you first find out about something like that, you worry it’s life-threatening or something like that.