Police in Sugar Land, Texas say Adrian Peterson fessed up to throwing back shots of a vodka mix at a poker game early Sunday morning ... just hours before he was arrested for DWI.

It's been a rough couple of years for ex All-Pro running back Adrian Peterson since his unofficial retirement from the NFL. Since being waived by the Tennessee Titans in November of 2021, the 2012 MVP has had several concerning run-ins with the law — including two DWI arrests in the last seven

The officer alleged in the docs he encountered Peterson asleep at the wheel of a running black Mercedes SUV that was next to some pumps ... and he claimed once he woke up the unconscious ex-Minnesota Vikings star,

Former NFL running back Adrian Peterson was caught sleeping at the wheel of a running car before his arrest this week.