Adrian Peterson took part in draft-day festivities with the Minnesota Vikings on Thursday night, and the legendary running back may have enjoyed himself a bit too much.
Peterson was arrested early Friday morning on suspicion of drunk driving. Minnesota State Patrol Lt. Mike Lee said Peterson was pulled over at around 3:20 a.m. in Richfield, Minn., when a trooper observed him driving 83 mph in a 55-mph zone.
Peterson submitted to a breathalyzer test, which measured his blood-alcohol content at 0.14. The legal limit in Minnesota is 0.08. The 40-year-old was taken into custody and booked into the Hennepin County Jail on a misdemeanor count of fourth-degree driving while impaired.
Peterson was a guest at the Vikings’ draft party at U.S. Bank Stadium in downtown Minneapolis on Thursday night. He was interviewed by KFAN Radio, the team’s flagship radio station, during the event.
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Peterson spent the bulk of his career with the Vikings from 2007-2016. He made the Pro Bowl seven times with Minnesota and was named both NFL MVP and Offensive Player of the Year in 2012, when he rushed for 2,097 yards and 12 touchdowns. Peterson still holds the record for most rushing yards in a single NFL game, which was the 296 he racked up in a 2007 game against the San Diego Chargers.
Peterson played for a handful of other teams through the 2021 season.
Though he enjoyed almost unprecedented success on the field during his career, Peterson has had a lot of issues away from it. He has been arrested multiple times, most recently in 2022 for an alleged domestic violence incident with his wife. The charges were dropped in that case.
Peterson was also indicted by a grand jury in 2014 on charges of reckless or negligent injury to his child. He has had some other run-ins with police as well.
