Vikings’ Griffen says he has bipolar issue

In his first public comments since he was taken by ambulance for mental health treatment on Nov. 24, Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen announced on social media that he has been living with bipolar disorder.

“It’s true I am bipolar,” he wrote on Instagram. “I will embrace it and I will be an advocate for mental health. I been running from it a long time. I’m not ashamed of it anymore.”

Griffen wrote his struggles with bipolar disorder started when his mother, Sabrina Scott, died unexpectedly while visiting him in the Twin Cities in October 2012.

“Went into a dark place, thought I was great for many years,” he wrote. “I promise this time I will do everything the experts say. I love my family and I miss my friends. Thank you for all the love and support, but most of all thank you for all the prayers.”

Griffen, 33, is on the nonfootball illness list while he receives mental health treatment,

after an impasse with police where he refused to come out of his home for several hours. Griffen called 911 shortly after 3 a.m. from his Minnetrista, Minn., home on Nov. 24, saying someone was with him and that he needed help from law enforcement. He also told the dispatcher that he fired one round but nobody was wounded, police said; they added no intruder was found.

The same day, Griffen had posted, then deleted, a video on Instagram saying people were trying to kill him as he held a gun in his hand.

He was alone inside the house, with police outside, until he emerged willingly and agreed to be taken for treatment. Vikings mental health professionals assisted for several hours.

Griffen also spent four weeks undergoing mental health treatment in 2018 after two incidents that prompted police involvement.

Seahawks activate Peterson: The Seattle Seahawks elevated running back Adrian Peterson from the practice squad to the active roster for Sunday’s game against the 49ers.

Seattle running backs Alex Collins (abdominal), Rashaad Penny (hamstring) and Travis Homer (calf ) are questionable.

Peterson, 36, played three games this season for Tennessee after Derrick Henry went down with injury. He totaled 27 carries for 82 yards and a 3.0yard average per rushing attempt and one touchdown run.

Now in his 15th season, Peterson is a four-time All-Pro, seven-time Pro Bowl selection, was the 2012 league MVP and is likely bound for the Hall of Fame.

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