Cardinals’ Patrick Peterson sports Pat Tillman jersey before Lions game

Patrick Peterson is one of the current faces of the Arizona Cardinals’ franchise and on Sunday, he paid tribute to one from the team’s past.

Peterson rocked a Pat Tillman No. 40 Cardinals jersey before the team’s game against the Detroit Lions.

Great look for Patrick Peterson upon arrival today for #DETvsAZ pic.twitter.com/IgCaEKOhav

— Mark Dalton (@CardsMarkD) December 9, 2018

It was a nice gesture from Peterson to Tillman, the former ASU and Cardinals star linebacker who was killed in action in Afghanistan in 2004.

Peterson and the Cardinals look to win their second game in a row on Sunday against the Lions.

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