NFL legend caught on video in wild fist fight over poker game
Adrian Peterson says 'one thing led to another' before he and a fellow poker player traded punches.
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Former NFL MVP Adrian Peterson fought for every yard on the football field, but now he has been caught on video fighting over a card game.
The retired Minnesota Vikings great got into a fistfight with a fellow poker player last month at JokerStars, a social club in Houston, Tex.
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In the clip, which was obtained by TMZ Sports, Peterson and another man were involved in a disagreement while playing a game and things escalated to the point where punches were thrown.
During the incident, which occurred on May 27, the two men stand up from their table and squared off before another man stands between the two, attempting to de-escalate the situation before the man throws the first punch in Peterson’s direction.
Peterson appears to take a few punches to the face before firing back with several big blows to his opponent.
According to the outlet, bloody wounds were visible on both of their faces after the scrap ended.
Peterson, however, claims he sustained his injury after he fell into a chair and not from a punch.
After all was said and done, Peterson says that he and the other man are “cool” now.
“Me and the guy, we’re cool,” Peterson told TMZ. “We’ve known each other. It was literally like a brother situation. We agreed to disagree, we had our words, and we threw blows — and that was it.”
Police reportedly were not called to investigate the incident and the establishment did not punish either man.
Peterson also admitted that he regrets that things escalated to that point, saying “I felt really bad … It’s a situation where I kind of regret it.”
Peterson also said that alcohol was involved but insisted that it wasn’t a factor in why the scene turned violent.
In April, Peterson was arrested on suspicion of drunk driving after appearing at an NFL draft party for Vikings fans in Minnesota.
According to the Minnesota Star Tribune, a state trooper reportedly observed Peterson driving 83 m.p.h. in a 55-m.p.h. zone and administered a preliminary breath test that measured his blood alcohol content at 0.14%. The legal limit for driving in Minnesota is 0.08%.
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