In a text to a Fox Sports reporter , Peterson said he decided to play again for the same reason he participated in the NFL 's skills testing event for potential draft picks a day after his brother died in 2007 . Minnesota Viking Adrian Peterson 's son died earlier this month . An indictment accuses Joseph Robert Patterson of second-degree murder . Prosecutors say he will be booked on new charges and arraigned . Comment:
Minnesota Viking Adrian Peterson 's son died earlier this month . An indictment accuses Joseph Robert Patterson of second-degree murder . Prosecutors say he will be booked on new charges and arraigned . Comment: