Adrian Peterson: Shrimp caused illness, not chew
By Dan Zinski
Adrian Peterson became ill Saturday and was downgraded to questionable on the Vikings injury report.
Ahead of Sunday’s game vs. the Lions, Fox television reported the reason for Peterson’s illness.
According to the report, Peterson swallowed some chew during a bumpy plane ride and vomited.
No big deal as Peterson was able to recover in time to play, rushing for 98 yards on 19 carries vs. Detroit.
End of story no wait NOT end of story.
Because nothing is ever allowed to be simple when Adrian Peterson is involved, we now have an official denial of the swallowing chew story from Peterson himself.
Amazingly, Peterson’s supposed true explanation for his illness actually makes him look worse than the swallowing chew thing.
After the game, Peterson shot down the Fox report and said it was shrimp and not chew that caused his illness.
Peterson has gotten dangerously ill from shellfish before but says he loves shrimp so much he just can’t stop eating it (via Minneapolis StarTribune):
"“I didn’t have any type of reaction, but I’m sure it contributed to how my stomach was feeling,” said Peterson, who rushed for 98 yards in the Vikings’ 28-19 win over the Lions in Detroit today. “Sometimes, I love shrimp so much that I go against the grain sometimes. I always make sure I keep an Epi Pen with me.”"
Stop and think about this for a second.
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You know this food item is dangerous for you but you love it so much that you refuse to stop eating it, even if it means possibly having to use an Epi Pen on yourself to ward off allergic reaction.
And even if you DON’T have a reaction, it still makes you feel kind of sick.
But you just gotta have your shrimp. Can’t leave that shrimp alone.
A lot of people would just stop eating shrimp, but not Adrian Peterson. He’s…what’s a kind way of saying it?
He’s a different sort of cat. Yeah. Let’s go with that.
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