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Video: NFL Legend Adrian Peterson Gets Into Fight At Poker Game

Originally posted on The Spun | By Tzvi Machlin | Last updated Jun 19, 2025 1:18 PM ET

Former NFL running back Adrian Peterson might find himself in some trouble again after a recent fight.

This morning, TMZ Sports revealed footage of a fistfight involving Peterson and a card player after a dispute over a hand at a recent poker game. The leadup to the fight is not available, but at the start of the clip the two men jump out of their seats and square up.

Someone steps in between them to try and keep them from fighting but Peterson keeps moving forward until he's eventually able to get a swing in. The person holding the camera is behind the other patrons so they can't see every detail, but in the final few seconds of the clip the two are clearly wailing on each other.

The video ends before we can see how the fight gets resolved.

Former #NFL superstar #AdrianPeterson got into a fistfight with a poker player following a dispute over a hand ... and #TMZSports has obtained video of the tussle. pic.twitter.com/WdhcZFHwBt
— TMZ Sports (@TMZ_Sports) June 19, 2025

The fight took place at an event back on May 27 at the JokerStars club in Houston, Texas.

Peterson spoke to TMZ and explained that there was a disagreement at a table. "One thing led to another," as Peterson said, and the two started fighting.

TMZ said they were told the two men were finally pulled away and had been left bloodied. Peterson said that his injury came from falling into a chair, not from being punched.

The former NFL rushing leader admitted that alcohol was involved, but was not the cause of the fight. He said that he's known the guy he fought for a long time and that the fight was more like "a brother situation" than any beef between them.

"Me and the guy, we're cool," Peterson said. "We've known each other. It was literally like a brother situation. We agreed to disagree, we had our words, and we threw blows -- and that was it."

Peterson added that he regrets what happened and that the two made up afterwards.

"I felt really bad," Peterson said. "It's a situation where I kind of regret it."

Police were not called to investigate and the JokerStars club did not punish the two men either.

It seems that all is well that ends well.

This article first appeared on The Spun and was syndicated with permission.

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