Adrian Peterson, the Minnesota Vikings running back, is married to Ashley Brown.
The couple was married in a private ceremony and initially sparked rumors when they wore wedding rings at the Starkey Heading Foundation gala in Minnesota in July.
Also, a reporter asked Ashley for her last name at the gala and she replied, “Peterson.”
Peterson’s representative later confirmed the marriage to TMZ.
“We’re told Adrian and Ashley have been on-and-off since Adrian’s college days. Adrian has 6 children ... and at least one of those is with Ashley,” it said.
That child is 3-year-old Adrian Jr. Many of the other children do not live with Peterson.
Peterson later revealed more details about the wedding and Brown herself in interviews with ESPN.
Peterson said that the death of one of his sons in late 2013 prompted him to stop taking things for granted.
“It’s time for you to really get your life in order,” Peterson recalled telling himself. “When all that stuff came down, it’s more like, ‘Reality check, man.’ It’s time to start walking the way you know you need to instead of straddling the fence -- knowingly straddling the fence. ”
First and foremost, [it was] getting in alignment what God wanted for me in my life and stop [being promiscuous]. I was pretty much doing what I wanted to do, and I could pretty much do that. [It was] just to get in alignment with God, having a wife and really creating that bond and that life. It was more fulfillment knowing the head man is proud and knowing I’m doing it the right way.”
