Patrick Peterson name Korey Stringer Good Guy Award recipient

Each local chapter of the Pro Football Writers Association awards a good guy award to one player from the team they cover. The Minnesota Vikings have theirs named after former right tackle Korey Stringer.

On Friday, the PFWA branch of Minnesota awarded cornerback Patrick Peterson the Korey Stringer Good Guy Award.

The Star Tribune’s Ben Goessling described Peterson as “cooperative, candid and insightful with reporters every week, offering valuable insight on the defense and the state of the team.” That isn’t always the case with players and the media, and

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ESPN’s Kevin Seifert covered Stringer during his time with the Vikings and uses some of the things that made him special in how he votes for the award.

Peterson joins Justin Jefferson and Dalvin Cook as past winners.

Story originally appeared on Vikings Wire