Hopefully after this, people will leave Adrian Peterson alone. Adrian Peterson missed practice today to attend his son’s funeral in South Dakota. He finally opened up about his son’s death and also reacted to rumors about how many kids he has.
Report after the jump…
Via ESPN:
Peterson also confirmed that he found out two months ago that he was the father of the 2-year-old boy, who died last Friday from injuries sustained in an alleged aggravated assault.
Peterson said he had been supporting the boy’s mother financially and had been in contact with her to make plans to meet his son.
“I was planning on seeing him,” Peterson said. “I had a talk with his mom and we got some things together as far as financially helping her. Unfortunately this situation took place.
“It’s devastating. A lot of people won’t ever understand the situation that I’m in and see it the way I’m seeing the situation. It’s tough, but I’m able to deal with that and got a good supporting cast around me that’s been supporting me through this tough time.”
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Peterson said he does not expect to return to South Dakota to be involved with the police investigation.
“I have the contacts that I need to be able to stay involved,” he said.
Peterson also said he has not paid much attention to tabloid reports about how many children he has, adding, “People are going to speculate. They’re going to say this and that. I can’t let that bother me. I’ve been too focused on trying to mourn and be there for his mother and take in the loss of my son. I haven’t been able to focus on anything else outside of that.”
