Adrian Peterson denies that he's selling off NFL trophies, other memorabilia in massive estate sale

It’s been pretty public knowledge that former Minnesota Vikings superstar running back Adrian Peterson has been in serious financial trouble for the past few years. He squandered a big chunk of his cash on such elaborate things as his insane 30th birthday party, which featured ice sculptures, camels, snake charmers, and even an appearance from Jamie Foxx. On Wednesday, we got further confirmation that Peterson is in serious financial trouble via hibid.com. He’s selling off many different personal items, including his MVP trophy, Rookie of the Year trophy, Offensive Player of the Year trophy, and much more.

You can check out the full list of items he’s selling here: Adrian Peterson Final Auction | Live and Online Auctions on HiBid.com. The legendary tailback is reportedly in serious debt despite raking in over $100 million during his prolific football career.

Peterson was unquestionably one of the greatest players the sport has ever seen and on every level that he played on: high school, college, and the NFL. It’s disheartening after dominating for so many years, that he’s in such financial trouble. But it’s been a story that has been told many times before over the years. ESPN did a 30 for 30 documentary back in October of 2012, “Broke”, which told the story of many famous athletes that spent their fortunes in a variety of ways.

Adrian Peterson shoots down report of selling trophies

Peterson took to social media to shoot down a report he’s selling trophies and memorabilia online. The website hibid.com posted a collection of Peterson’s awards in a catalog this week.

Multiple items – including Peterson’s MVP and Offensive Rookie of the Year trophies – were posted on the website as part of the sale. However, Peterson said that happened without his permission and he had no intention of selling any of his awards.

He also promised to take the company to court and made it clear he’s “financially stable.”

“I want to clarify a recent rumor and media reports an estate sale company without my authorization included some of my trophies in a sale despite clear instructions to leave personal items untouched,” Peterson said in a video on X. “I did not authorize the sale of any of my trophies, and I will be taking legal action. Trusting this company without supervision was a mistake. We allowed them to go into several of our storage units with clear instructions. They clearly did something unlawful.

“I want to emphasize that I am financially stable and would never sell off my hard-earned trophies, and if I was going to sell them, I know people that I could sell them to. I wouldn’t go online and sell my personal items randomly. So let that sink in.”

On3’s Nick Schultz also contributed to this article.