🔥ADRIAN PETERSON ARRESTED FOR DWI AFTER VIKINGS DRAFT PARTY 🔥

MINNEAPOLIS, MN – In the early hours following the Minnesota Vikings’ 2025 NFL Draft celebration, former NFL MVP and Vikings legend Adrian Peterson was arrested on suspicion of driving while impaired (DWI).

🚨 THE INCIDENT:

• Time of Arrest: Approximately 3:20 AM on Friday

• Location: Suburban freeway, about 8 miles south of U.S. Bank Stadium

• Vehicle: Audi Q5

• Speed: 83 mph in a 55-mph zone

• Blood Alcohol Content: 0.14% (Legal limit in Minnesota: 0.08%)

• Booking Details: Booked at 5:16 AM; released at 7:31 AM after posting a $4,000 bond

• Charge: Fourth-degree misdemeanor DWI

• Court Date: Scheduled for May 9 in Minneapolis

📝 BACKGROUND:

Peterson, 40, attended the Vikings’ public draft event at U.S. Bank Stadium earlier that evening, engaging with fans and celebrating the team’s new additions.

📜 LEGAL HISTORY:

This incident adds to Peterson’s legal troubles:

• 2014: Indicted on charges of reckless or negligent injury to a child; pleaded no contest to misdemeanor reckless assault.

• 2016: Defaulted on a loan, leading to financial judgments.

• 2022: Arrested for a domestic violence incident on a flight; charges were later dropped.

• 2024: Faced asset seizure to repay an $8.3 million debt.

🏈 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS:

• NFL MVP: 2012

• All-Pro Selections: Four

• Career Rushing Yards: 14,918 (5th all-time)

• Touchdowns: 120

• Teams Played For: Minnesota Vikings, New Orleans Saints, Arizona Cardinals, Washington Football Team, Detroit Lions, Tennessee Titans, Seattle Seahawks