Adrian Peterson’s 2-year-old son, not Adrian Peterson Jr., has passed away after being beaten, allegedly by his mother’s new boyfriend, 27-year-old Joseph Patterson. Per TMZ, the mother of the child has decided to donate the child’s organs to people in need. Emergency responders responded to a 911 call from the home where the boy was living with his mother and her boyfriend.
Details per Minneapolis Tribune reporter Chip Scoggins:
Patterson was previously linked to domestic violence cases involving children:
Earlier on Friday Peterson indicated he would play on Sunday but that was prior to the son’s passing. Sending love, light and Prayers to Adrian and his family and his son’s family.