Posted on 10/28/2025 8:59:18 PM PDT by xxqqzz
SUGAR LAND, Texas -- Former NFL running back Adrian Peterson remained jailed on Monday after being arrested a day earlier in a Houston suburb on charges of driving while intoxicated and unlawfully carrying a weapon, according to authorities.
Peterson was taken into custody Sunday morning by the Sugar Land Police Department, said agency spokeswoman Alicia Alaniz. It's the second DWI arrest in seven months for the 2012 NFL MVP and three-time league rushing champion.
Alaniz declined to provide additional information about the circumstances surrounding Peterson's arrest in Sugar Land, which is located just southwest of Houston.
Peterson remained in the Fort Bend County Jail on Monday, according to the county's sheriff's office. Jail records did not list an attorney for Peterson who could speak on his behalf.
Adrian Peterson played at Oklahoma before spending the first 10 years of his NFL career with the Vikings, who drafted him No. 7 in 2007. AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn, File The 40-year-old Peterson was a high school football star in East Texas and has lived in the Houston area. He played at Oklahoma before spending the first 10 years of his NFL career with Minnesota, which drafted him No. 7 in 2007.
Peterson was arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in Minneapolis in April after appearing at an NFL draft party for Vikings fans.
Peterson was pulled over for speeding before his arrest in Minnesota.
Peterson is one of nine running backs to rush for 2,000 yards in a season. He had 2,097 yards for the Vikings in his MVP season of 2012 and finished with 14,918 yards and 120 touchdowns over 15 seasons. He played for six teams during his final five seasons.
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It is tough when you have had your day in the sun and it sets.
It is tough when you have had your day in the sun and it sets.
Yep, it is very hard to go from “hero to zero”!
Indeed.
Especially after he whipped his four year old son with a switch.
I am old...
Mom or Dad wold have us kids go out to the switch bush
and get our own switches.
I got the belt.
The old oak 18” ruler for me.
Two DWIs in about 6 months indicates a pretty serious problem, but I wonder why his license wasn’t suspended after the first one.
An AA newcomer I hope
Might not have been convicted yet of the first one.
DUIs are the bread-and-butter of the bail-bond industry, so if he got pinched on Monday and he’s still in lock-up on Thursday, there’s a story no one is yet talking about.
I got a wooden spoon...the same one my mom used to stir the stew. So stew time was PTSD time. LOL.
How many illegitimate babies did Adrian have?
I used to root for Peterson to break Eric Dickerson’s rushing record. But seeing how Dickerson is 100% MAGA, I’m glad he never did.
Maybe he is being held for his qwn good in hopes of getting him some help.
I’ve had the switch and the belt. My dad wore belts in the 70s with this stretch fabric that actually gripped your butt as it applied the pain. None of us dared act up on days Dad wore those belts.
I am old...
Mom or Dad wold have us kids go out to the switch bush
and get our own switches.
And if the switch wasn’t big enough, they’d go out and get the whole tree.
Another stellar University of Oklahoma graduate.
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