Son of Vikings' Adrian Peterson dies

Submitted by Cold War on October 11th, 2013 at 7:34 PM

The 2-year-old son of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson died Friday afternoon in Sioux Falls, S.D., from injuries sustained during an aggravated assault on Wednesday, police said.

Police are not releasing the boy's name out of respect for the family, but Peterson's father, Nelson Peterson, told the St. Paul Pioneer Press the child is Adrian Peterson's son. The child had been in critical condition in a South Dakota hospital.

Joseph Robert Patterson was arrested on aggravated assault charges on Thursday and made his first court appearance Friday. He is being held on $750,000 bail, and in light of the boy's death, the Lincoln County State Attorney's office will review the case for additional charges, according to a statement from the Sioux Falls police department.

http://espn.go.com/nfl/story/_/id/9809579/adrian-peterson-son-dies-injuries-suffered-alleged-assault

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jonvalk

October 11th, 2013 at 8:46 PM ^

I still can't get over how calloused and pathetically sick that comment is. People like you are why people like me have to worry about their children.

God have mercy on your soul. I pray you never have kids with how sick/selfish your mind must be to not only think that thought, but then to take the time to actually process the thought and type it. I hope you are drunk out of your mind and that's why you felt that an appropriate statement.

Seriously, go fuck yourself.

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jonvalk

October 11th, 2013 at 8:47 PM ^

Ok, the whole comment thread was deleted, please delete my response to that asshat who made the child support comment.

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HelloHeisman91

October 11th, 2013 at 7:39 PM ^

If some asshole beat a kid to death I hope he gets his in jail over and over again.

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Coldwater

October 11th, 2013 at 7:44 PM ^

He'll get what's coming to him for sure.

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ClearEyesFullHart

October 11th, 2013 at 11:58 PM ^

Bad that can happen in jail happens to him. Daily. If someone hurt my two year old son I would end up in jail too.

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Nosce Te Ipsum

October 12th, 2013 at 3:29 AM ^

You're praying wrong.

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WolvinLA2

October 11th, 2013 at 7:41 PM ^

Super fucked up. That guy is lucky he's in jail right now, because if anyone else found him...let's just say jail isn't where he'd end up.

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alum96

October 12th, 2013 at 11:21 AM ^

With how popular Peterson is in MN and the nature of the crime, I expect they might isolate him in prison as I dont think the guy will last long among the general population.

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Cold War

October 11th, 2013 at 7:43 PM ^

Peterson's teammates should be granted a private visit.

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WolvinLA2

October 11th, 2013 at 7:46 PM ^

I suggested on twitter that he be locked in the Vikings locker room just before practice. Let them work it out.

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Quail2theVict0r

October 11th, 2013 at 7:43 PM ^

I just can't imagine the mindset of someone who would do this. Truly sick.

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stephenrjking

October 11th, 2013 at 10:47 PM ^

There's no mindset. It is an expression of a pattern of allowing one's emotions to drive one's actions without concern for consequences. Possibly with the lubrication of an intoxicant.

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Blerg

October 11th, 2013 at 7:47 PM ^

So messed up. Peterson should get some time alone with this trash. RIP lil guy.

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LSAClassOf2000

October 11th, 2013 at 7:47 PM ^

That is beyond tragic, and condolences the sympathies to Peterson and his family.

I cannot even begin to comprehend (nor would I care to) what goes through the mind of someone who would beat a two-year old to death, but I am sure it is very disgusting.

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Jehu the Damaja

October 11th, 2013 at 7:48 PM ^

Truly sad that someone would ever lay hands on a child that obviously cannot defend himself. I hope the worst for him in prison.

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Perkis-Size Me

October 11th, 2013 at 7:50 PM ^

I don't know if hell exists, but if it does, there is a special place there reserved for people like this.

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OHbornUMfan

October 11th, 2013 at 7:52 PM ^

of two year olds who has a hard time fathoming a) ever doing this and b) ever having to deal with this. Thoughts and prayers to those affected.

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amphibious1

October 11th, 2013 at 7:55 PM ^

I don't even want to say what I would do if anything like this happened to one of my children. All I know is it wouldn't be pretty....

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Lac55

October 11th, 2013 at 8:05 PM ^

I really feel some type of way right now. I'm sad and angry at the same time. That bastard will get his in prison for sure. I can't imagine how AP feels right now. I have a one year old boy that I love dearly so this hits home hard. My deepest thoughts and prayers go out to AP and everyone affected.

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jdon

October 11th, 2013 at 8:07 PM ^

all the suggestions of rage and revenge that first popped into my mind were soon swallowed by the fact that even if the man was beaten to death Peterson will never hold his son's hand again. As a father, I just crawled into my son's bed to lsten to him breath... while I cried thinking of just how horrible this world can be I said a prayer and thought of the many times I have been short with my son or asked him to stop bothering me while I am on the phone with a friend, all the weak parent moments I have ever had...

life is fragile friends. In mourning we must remember to love...

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jonvalk

October 11th, 2013 at 8:49 PM ^

I'm with you, dude. I just hugged my daughter and thought how much I'd lose my mind if she was taken from me.

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turtleboy

October 11th, 2013 at 8:11 PM ^

There's a special kind of hell out there for the thing who did that to APs son. This makes me so angry, especially to see he's done this repeatedly.

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samdrussBLUE

October 11th, 2013 at 8:13 PM ^

If it were me, I wouldn't be able to play on Sunday. No way. I know he hasn't decided yet, but when the son was in critical condition the story said he still planned to play Sunday. Now this happens, man... I couldn't play

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jdon

October 11th, 2013 at 8:16 PM ^

It might be nice to lose himself in a game for three hours sunday...

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weasel3216

October 11th, 2013 at 8:16 PM ^

To my stomach reading this. I can't imagine the pain it would cause to lose a child.

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imMaizeNBlu

October 11th, 2013 at 8:24 PM ^

I can't believe he would want to play on Sunday. I couldn't bring myself to read the rest of it, I can't nor don't want to imagine what it must feel like to be in AP's shoes. RIP to his son and thoughts and prayers to he and his ex-wife.

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Sione's Flow

October 11th, 2013 at 8:49 PM ^

Thoughts and prayers to the entire Peterson family during this time.

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MGoRusty

October 11th, 2013 at 8:53 PM ^

As a father of a girl who just turned 1 yesterday, I can't imagine the hell AP must be going through emotionally. The love bond my daughter and I share, if anything happened to her, I really have no idea how I would get through it. AP is going through every parents nightmare. Hopefully prison justice reaches the coward that did this.

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evenyoubrutus

October 11th, 2013 at 9:01 PM ^

If that were my son I would probably be in jail right now too...

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triangle_M

October 11th, 2013 at 9:10 PM ^

I saw this come across twitter several hours ago and decided against posting it, but I'm glad the OP did. I called my oldest boy, 12, and told him about it so he heard it from me and not somewhere else - he follows sports pretty closely and is a big AP fan. AP's son could not have been much more along cognitively or physically than my 15 month old. Its hard to fathom what would make someone strike a child that small. A child that age should only know love from adults. Its a cruel world we live in.

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death by wolverine

October 11th, 2013 at 9:10 PM ^

Did AP have a relationship with his son? It seems weird that he was at practice while his kid was in critical condition and he said he was going to play this Sunday.

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triangle_M

October 11th, 2013 at 9:14 PM ^

Too soon for this discussion. Its none of our business and to even speculate is inappropriate.

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WichitanWolverine

October 12th, 2013 at 5:30 AM ^

I've seen a few pictures of them together on FB so the answer is yes, at least to some extent.

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WolverineFanatic6

October 11th, 2013 at 9:23 PM ^

I would hope the charges now include miser or at the least manslaughter. I know AP is a very religious man but I wouldn't blame him if he paid a prison gang to green light him.

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WolverineFanatic6

October 11th, 2013 at 9:23 PM ^

Murder***

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triangle_M

October 11th, 2013 at 9:30 PM ^

No one would blame him if he did, but AP's shouldn't do anything. He's has too much to lose.

As far as the perp is concerned, the courts and the prisons will mete out his fate. If that fails there's always vigilante Vikings fans.

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ClearEyesFullHart

October 12th, 2013 at 12:06 AM ^

If he ever sees the light of day it won't be for long.

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Magnum P.I.

October 11th, 2013 at 9:31 PM ^

If you beat someone to death, I think that constitutes murder. You better believe that will be the charge.

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BiSB

October 12th, 2013 at 7:39 AM ^

That's not entirely true. But this is probably a situation where a jury wouldn't be too picky.

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JeanClaudeVanD…

October 11th, 2013 at 9:43 PM ^

Can't imagine the pain he must be in.

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An Angelo's Addict

October 11th, 2013 at 10:00 PM ^

Peterson should post this guy's bail and then beat him to a bloody pulp with his teammates. This is such a sad story and this guy should be put to death, but that would be letting him off easy

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I Hate Buckeyes

October 11th, 2013 at 10:18 PM ^

sad. so sad.

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Follow Thy Fullback

October 11th, 2013 at 10:57 PM ^

Terribly sad, the dude might as well of himself before he goes to prison, cause he's toast once he gets there.

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TWSWBC

October 11th, 2013 at 11:18 PM ^

I don't have kids but I have a niece and nephew and I don't even want to think about something like that happening to them or my brother or my sister.

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ilah17

October 11th, 2013 at 11:25 PM ^

This happens far too often to children all over the place. I can't imagine ever harming a child, let alone taking a child's life. Whether or not this child had a relationship with Adrian Peterson or not, I'm sure this is hard on him. I hope the perpetrator is brought to justice and that Adrian Peterson and this child's mom can find some peace.

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MGoManBall

October 11th, 2013 at 11:32 PM ^

I am lost for comment on this tragedy. I can't imagine the pain that AP and the related family are feeling at the moment. I will be praying for them.

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Like It's 19BBY

October 12th, 2013 at 12:13 AM ^

Absolutely awful. How are people capable of such things?

Prayers go out to him and his family.

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Prince Lover

October 12th, 2013 at 2:14 AM ^

I couldn't imagine ever being in the same room with someone who harmed, little alone killed my child, even if it was a court room. I would be in custody for very bad things I had done in front of everyone. I shed a tear and pray for the 2 yr olds family. And I will again remember to not sweat the little things so much with my 4 yr old.

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rob f

October 12th, 2013 at 5:22 AM ^

the youngest just having turned 19 a couple days ago, but I share the feelings many have expressed above as parents of young kids. When I heard yesterday of AP's 2-yr old being near death, it absolutely sickened me that someone could do that to a young child, or any child of any age, for that matter. Especially fresh emotions for me, as I have a granddaughter who turns 5 today; she adores me as much as I adore her as my only grandchild so far. Not to mention, that as fast as time flies, I remember oh so well when my own 3 kids were that young.

My prayers are with the family and friends of this little guy and Adrian Peterson this football weekend. Sad.

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mgobleu

October 12th, 2013 at 7:13 AM ^

My 3yr old son broke his arm last Friday, and we didn't figure it out until Wednesday. You know what kind of a shithead I feel like? I just can't imagine the kind of grief and pain that family is going through. How miserable they must be.

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