The Minnesota Vikings surprised a lot of people when Adrian Peterson’s status on the injury report changed just prior to Sunday’s game against the Detroit Lions. The update described his ailment as “illness” and had many people on social media concerned about his ability to play.
When the initial story hit, it was that Adrian was enjoying some chewing tobacco on the plane ride to Detroit when some bumpy weather caused him to swallow some. The media ran with this excuse, including us at The Viking Age, as we saw that reasoning to be really strange. It turns out that it was all a joke from offensive coordinator Norv Turner that got out of control according to an article on the ESPN website:
“That situation was just so simple, and I really just wasn’t feeling well, but they had to report it, and coach Norv Turner made a joke, and it just took off, about the dip,” Peterson said.