Adrian Peterson's two year old son brutally beaten

[SKS]

I was getting blood work done today and had a convo with a father whose nine year old daughter had brain problems since she was a few months old. It's bad enough that young kids are hurt from disease, and then you have a human shit stain like this attacking a 2 year old, causing his death. Fucking scum.

[Str8Shooter]

It's fucking disgusting how many websites I've seen now that have a picture of Peterson with a headline along the lines of "Peterson's 2 year old son beaten to death", insinuating that it was Peterson that did it just for some more hits.

[Kyle]

If AP is playing on Sunday, then that would be incredible. I couldn't. What he must be going through, no person should have to go through.

[ShaneOfan]

If AP is playing on Sunday, then that would be incredible. I couldn't. What he must be going through, no person should have to go through.

I can't even imagine. As a father I don't want to even imagine what he is going through. Not a man amongst us could ever judge him for not playing another snap yet alone for missing sunday's game.

[Locke]

If AP is playing on Sunday, then that would be incredible. I couldn't. What he must be going through, no person should have to go through.

I can't even imagine. As a father I don't want to even imagine what he is going through. Not a man amongst us could ever judge him for not playing another snap yet alone for missing Sunday's game.

TBH if he plays Sunday, I'm assuming he doesn't care. Knocked a woman up and left her. NO FATHER could just.. go on. Not that fast.

[Kyle]

Of course he cares. But in a time like this maybe channeling his emotions into the game he loves will help him deal with it.

[Locke]

Of course he cares. But in a time like this maybe channeling his emotions into the game he loves will help him deal with it.

Bull fucking shit. If you aren't a father, I don't even have to explain. If you are, you're delusional.

[Kyle]

And that he left the mother really isn't the problem as far as I'm concerned, it's that she was with an abusive man who would attack a mere child.

[Everlong]

Fucking disgusting story. So incredibly depressing, I can't even begin to describe it. I'm not a father myself, so I can't even begin to imagine how he feels, but wow. No father should have to bury his son.

[SKS]

I'm reading that this was the first time he had met his son. It honestly doesn't surprise me that this happened, the baby mama was probably some trashy slut trying to get money from AP, going from the people she hung out with. AP not meeting the child until going to the hospital leads me to believe that it wasn't a good situation with the woman, and that AP wanted nothing to do with her. The man that beat the child has also beaten another child before, yet the mother left her own son alone with him. It is obviously a tragedy but the saddest part is that this could have been avoided. Pure stupidity and pure scum.

[Everlong]

Sources are saying that Peterson is expected to play on Sunday, FWIW.

[PorkChop]

Jesus Christ. That's all I can say.

[Locke]

He just can't give a shit if he's playing.

[motionmann]

I'm reading that this was the first time he had met his son. It honestly doesn't surprise me that this happened, the baby mama was probably some trashy slut trying to get money from AP, going from the people she hung out with. AP not meeting the child until going to the hospital leads me to believe that it wasn't a good situation with the woman, and that AP wanted nothing to do with her. The man that beat the child has also beaten another child before, yet the mother left her own son alone with him. It is obviously a tragedy but the saddest part is that this could have been avoided. Pure stupidity and pure scum.

Wait what? This definitely wasn't the first time AP met his son.

This is Adrian and his son a couple months ago at training camp: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Jo1Ymqej3ow/U ... ld+son.jpg

[motionmann]

He just can't give a shit if he's playing.

Why do you say that? There's been countless players over the years who've played after losing a loved one before. Brett Favre played a Monday Night game the day after his father died and played one of the best games of his career. It's a common thing. If anything, it's probably a release for a couple hours from the emotional pain. Saying Adrian doesn't care is low.

[Locke]

I can't equate losing a 60-70-80 year old father with losing a 2-3 year old son. I can't digest or understand how anyone could play a stupid football game so soon after something like this which would quite literally kill me. But hey, I have a 2 year old son, what the fuck do I know?

[Everlong]

I'm reading that this was the first time he had met his son. It honestly doesn't surprise me that this happened, the baby mama was probably some trashy slut trying to get money from AP, going from the people she hung out with. AP not meeting the child until going to the hospital leads me to believe that it wasn't a good situation with the woman, and that AP wanted nothing to do with her. The man that beat the child has also beaten another child before, yet the mother left her own son alone with him. It is obviously a tragedy but the saddest part is that this could have been avoided. Pure stupidity and pure scum.

Wait what? This definitely wasn't the first time AP met his son.

This is Adrian and his son a couple months ago at training camp: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-Jo1Ymqej3ow/U ... ld+son.jpg

Different son. The son in the picture is Adrian Peterson, Jr.

[GNR]

I can't equate losing a 60-70-80 year old father with losing a 2-3 year old son. I can't digest or understand how anyone could play a stupid football game so soon after something like this which would quite literally kill me. But hey, I have a 2 year old son, what the fuck do I know?

Here's a series of tweets from Torrey Smith, who had to deal with losing his brother, maybe these'll help you understand?

https://twitter.com/TorreySmithWR/statu ... 8919434240

https://twitter.com/TorreySmithWR/statu ... 8942646272

https://twitter.com/TorreySmithWR/statu ... 3673752577

[Everlong]

I can't equate losing a 60-70-80 year old father with losing a 2-3 year old son. I can't digest or understand how anyone could play a stupid football game so soon after something like this which would quite literally kill me. But hey, I have a 2 year old son, what the fuck do I know?

Well, as I've been reading more about this it would seem it's a bit of a unique situation as Peterson was only recently made aware that the son is actually his, and he'd never met him until very recently. He hadn't been a part of the kid's life at all.

[Locke]

I can't equate losing a 60-70-80 year old father with losing a 2-3 year old son. I can't digest or understand how anyone could play a stupid football game so soon after something like this which would quite literally kill me. But hey, I have a 2 year old son, what the fuck do I know?

Well, as I've been reading more about this it would seem it's a bit of a unique situation as Peterson was only recently made aware that the son is actually his, and he'd never met him until very recently. He hadn't been a part of the kid's life at all.

That makes it easier for me to understand. The rage I'd feel if this were to happen to my son.. no one would be left alive. Cities would be missing from the map. Super Saiyans would be pissing themselves.