From the moment he arrived in Minnesota 12 years ago, former Vikings star Adrian Peterson was special. At times he made whichever National Football League team lined up to stop him look like the junior varsity.
Peterson was paid like he was special, too. No NFL running back has made more for his play, reaching the neighborhood of $100 million.
That’s what makes his apparent inability to make his loan payments, as alleged in a recent lawsuit, such a curious story. Sadly, though, stories of handsomely paid professional athletes outrunning their money are not rare.