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Adrian Peterson is still the last non-quarterback to win the NFL MVP award. Peterson made seven Pro Bowls during ten years with the Minnesota Vikings, who drafted him from Oklahoma with the
Jay Graham, who spent five years in the big leagues as a running back with multiple teams, allegedly responded to an ad posted by cops on an adult escort website.
Mark Sanchez has been arrested, following an incident in Indianapolis during which he was stabbed. The former NFL star was arrested at the hospital and charged with battery with injury, unlawful entry of a motor vehicle and public intoxication.
On Sunday, Torre reported that Pro Football Hall of Fame tight end Antonio Gates allegedly hosted and participated in an allegedly rigged poker game in Miami. The game was allegedly organized by Curtis Meeks, who was indicted earlier this week. Gates is the first former NFL player to be linked to the scandal.
The NFL in recent years has doled out several suspensions for player violations of its sports gambling policy, though not many as of late.
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Former NFL Player Arrested in Nashville Prostitution Sting, Accused of Trying Have Sex With 16-Year-Old
Former NFL running back and Nashville-area high school football coach Herman “Jay” Graham III has been arrested after allegedly attempting to have sex with an underage girl. Police reports viewed by Us Weekly indicate Graham,
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Former NFL player Doug Martin died after struggling with officers while being detained, police say
Martin died after a struggle with officers who were taking him into custody while investigating a break-in at a home in Oakland, police said.
Peterson played over 15-seasons in his long and storied NFL career, and remains closely associated with former side the Vikings, where he made a name for himself as one of the league’s top running backs. He earned the NFL Most Valuable Player award in 2012 and set a single-game rushing record during his rookie season in 2007.