Adrian Peterson says he takes PED speculation as a compliment

Good times

August 13, 2013 at 5:59PM
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)
(The Minnesota Star Tribune)

Per new USA Today writer Tom "Presso" Pelissero, in a larger piece about HGH in football:

Adrian Peterson ... says he always takes accusations of his own possible PED use as a compliment.

"Seriously. Especially with the amount of work I put in," Peterson said. "Guys say that to me, or if I hear someone saying that — it makes me feel good.

"When you know you don't do it, and someone's saying you do, you're like, 'Wow. They think I'm on HGH? I'm doing that good? Well, hoo! Thank you, Jesus!' It's a compliment. I don't get mad about it at all."

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Michael Rand

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Michael Rand is the Minnesota Star Tribune's Digital Sports Senior Writer and host/creator of the Daily Delivery podcast. In 25 years covering Minnesota sports at the Minnesota Star Tribune, he has seen just about everything (except, of course, a Vikings Super Bowl).

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