Vikings' Adrian Peterson: It was the shrimp

Vikings running back Adrian Peterson. (AP Photo/Gail Burton)So where did Fox announcer Chris Myers get the idea that Adrian Peterson became sick last Saturday because he swallowed chewing tobacco? The Vikings running back offered a possible reason Wednesday.

Peterson said he believes it stemmed from a joke made by Minnesota offensive coordinator Norv Turner.

"(The Vikings) had to report (the illness) and Coach Turner made a joke, and it just took off, about the dip," Peterson said during a conference call with Chicago media.

Peterson was downgraded last Saturday to questionable for Sunday's game at Detroit after the Vikings reported he was sick. Peterson played, and afterward said he got sick…