Prosecutors want Adrian Peterson jailed for “smoking a little weed”
Prosecutors are gunning to have NFL star running back Adrian Peterson thrown in jail after he admitted to “smoking a little weed.”
Prosecutors are gunning to have NFL star running back Adrian Peterson thrown in jail after he admitted to “smoking a little weed.”
Just two days after announcing that NFL superstar Adrian Peterson would practice and play this week, the Minnesota Vikings have changed their mind and deactivated the running back indefinitely. Read the owners’ statement explaining their course reversal.
Following their loss on Sunday with accused child abuser Adrian Peterson on the bench, Minnesota Vikings owners Zygi Wilf and Mrak Wilf owners announced today they are reinstating him to avoid future “devastating losses.”
In the latest high-profile case of an NFL player facing serious allegations of violent abuse, Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson turned himself in to authorities in Texas early Saturday for charges of negligent injury of a child after “whooping” his four-year-old son with a tree branch. The 29-year-old football star was seen smiling in the booking photo and he still seems to remain confident he did nothing wrong, even after graphic images of his son’s injuries surfaced online earlier this week.
After stories have circulated all morning and in to the afternoon, the father of reigning NFL MVP Adrian Peterson is confirming that the 2-year-old in critical condition, and the suspected victim of child abuse, in a Sioux Falls, South Dakota hospital is the son of the football star. Find out about the horrific allegations against the man who is said to be dating the mother of the child as well as reports about the child’s current state. UPDATE: Multiple news sources have confirmed that the child has passed away. Our thoughts are with the child’s family and loved ones at this terribly sad time.
Minnesota Viking stud RB Adrian Peterson has been a consistent top 5 fantasy football league draft pick for a while now. Well you can put AP high up on your fantasy mug shot draft board now that the smiling after getting tipsy and allegedly scuffling with a cop mug has surfaced! See the full booking photo and get the deets on AP’s arrest.
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