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Adrian Peterson Lands in Jail After Late Night of Vikings Draft Partying
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Adrian Peterson is the best running back in Minnesota Vikings history (sorry Herschel Walker). After being selected No. 7 overall in the 2007 NFL Draft, AP was a phenom talent the very second he stepped on an NFL football field.
Over the course of Adrian Peterson's 15-year career , he compiled 14,918 rushing yards and 120 touchdowns on 3,230 carries. 11,747 of those yards and 97 of his touchdowns came in a Vikings uniform. Both numbers are far and away the most in franchise history.
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Thus, it wasn't surprising when AP showed up at U.S. Bank Stadium on Thursday night for the annual Minnesota Vikings draft party, where he sat next to radio voice of the Vikings, Paul Allen, and chopped it up over all things football.
NOW: All Day came to play! #Vikings legendary RB Adrian Peterson joins the broadcast! @iHeartRadio | @heatcool2
TUNE IN: https://t.co/f0Xt5Pbgog pic.twitter.com/5jGrpd2cD3— KFAN1003 (@KFAN1003) April 25, 2025
Adrian Peterson arrested on suspicion of DWI
Unfortunately, after a great night celebrating with the football fans who love him most, it appears — by this morning's Hennepin County jail roster — that he did not make it all the way home or to his hotel, when the draft party ended.
Instead, according to public arrest records, Adrian Peterson was arrested Thursday on suspicion of 4th degree misdemeanor DWI, the lowest of all DWI charges, meant for first-time offenders with no aggravating factors .
NEW: Adrian Peterson has been booked into Hennepin County Jail on DWI this morning. pic.twitter.com/kU8zi03MCW
— CrimeWatchMpls (@CrimeWatchMpls) April 25, 2025
According to his arrest details, Peterson was stopped by Minnesota State Patrol for expired license plate tabs. He was booked at 5:16 a.m. CDT and released a little over two hours later, at 7:31 a.m., after posting $4,000 bond. His court appearance is set for May 9.
