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Mike Freeman's 10-Point Stance: Does the NFL Have a Dipping Problem?

1. The NFL's "silent plague"

During the Vikings' telecast on Sunday, it was reported that running back Adrian Peterson was ill from swallowing his chewing tobacco. Peterson denied the story and said what really made him ill was some whack seafood.

"I've been dipping for the past 10 years," Peterson told the media after the game. "Swallowing dip? My body's immune to it. That doesn't affect me at all."

Wait...hold on...what? Adrian Peterson has been using dip for a decade? This got me wondering: How much is dip used in the NFL?