Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is not playing football this weekend after he was indicted for allegedly beating his child with a tree branch. So in a bizarre show of support for the star player, a Vikings fan chose to tailgate Sunday before the team's game while wearing a Peterson jersey and carrying a makeshift switch.
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