Maveric
Quality Starter
- Messages
- 9,657
- Reaction score
- 5,510
Updated: July 7, 2012, 2:53 PM ET
ESPN.com news services
Vikings RB Adrian Peterson arrested in Houston last night for resisting arrest.Tags: NFL, Peterson, Vikings, arrest
HOUSTON -- Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson was arrested early Saturday on a charge of resisting arrest.
Peterson, who is from Palestine, Texas, was released from a Houston jail on a $1,000 bond later Saturday, according to information on the Houston Police Department website.
Team spokesman Bob Hagan said Saturday that the Vikings "are aware of the situation and are gathering more information."
No further details were available on the arrest. A Houston police spokesman didn't immediately return a call from The Associated Press.
Peterson is six months into rehabilitation for reconstructive surgery on his left knee, an injury that can take a year to return to full strength.
His steady progress and lack of setbacks since tearing the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments last Dec. 24 had boosted expectations that he'll find a way to be on the field for the season opener Sept. 9, when the Vikings host the Jacksonville Jaguars.
But speaking last month to reporters during a minicamp in Minnesota, Peterson acknowledged the reality of his injury.
"I know my body overall, and I know I'm just not there yet," Peterson said. "It's not terrible, but I'm not to where I know I need to be."
ESPN.com news services
Vikings RB Adrian Peterson arrested in Houston last night for resisting arrest.Tags: NFL, Peterson, Vikings, arrest
HOUSTON -- Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson was arrested early Saturday on a charge of resisting arrest.
Peterson, who is from Palestine, Texas, was released from a Houston jail on a $1,000 bond later Saturday, according to information on the Houston Police Department website.
Team spokesman Bob Hagan said Saturday that the Vikings "are aware of the situation and are gathering more information."
No further details were available on the arrest. A Houston police spokesman didn't immediately return a call from The Associated Press.
Peterson is six months into rehabilitation for reconstructive surgery on his left knee, an injury that can take a year to return to full strength.
His steady progress and lack of setbacks since tearing the anterior cruciate and medial collateral ligaments last Dec. 24 had boosted expectations that he'll find a way to be on the field for the season opener Sept. 9, when the Vikings host the Jacksonville Jaguars.
But speaking last month to reporters during a minicamp in Minnesota, Peterson acknowledged the reality of his injury.
"I know my body overall, and I know I'm just not there yet," Peterson said. "It's not terrible, but I'm not to where I know I need to be."
