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

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.

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.

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,

The NFL in recent years has doled out several suspensions for player violations of its sports gambling policy, though not many as of late.

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.

N ewly released police footage shows former NFL quarterback Jay Cutler refusing a field sobriety test during his arrest for driving under the influence last year. The Franklin Police Department in Tennessee released body-camera footage from the October 2024 incident, which occurred after Cutler rear-ended another vehicle while intoxicated.

Art Schlichter, former NFL quarterback who battled a gambling addiction, says that more athletes could find themselves in trouble after Chauncey Billups, Terry Rozier, and Damon Jones were arrested by the FBI.