Like many sports fans, Chris Pratt has some strong opinions about Adrian Peterson. Unlike most sports fans, Pratt was named one of GQ's Men of the Year for 2014, giving him an enormous platform to express his thoughts.

Drew Magary interviewed Pratt for the GQ cover story and published some extra tidbits from the interview on The Concourse. Pratt, who was born in Minnesota, is incensed with Peterson after it was revealed that the former NFL MVP abused his young children:

"F-----' Adrian Peterson, man. Yeah, that's f----- up, especially when you have f------ seven kids. And they don't live with you—they just come visit you sometimes. It's good, I guess, that he's being punished the way he is, which is probably the way that people should think about punishing their own kids, which is like, 'When you f--- up, I'm going to take something away from you that you really like. And then maybe you won't do it again.'"

It's unclear when the interview took place, so perhaps Pratt's heated response to a question about Peterson came closer to the time the abuse was uncovered. A few weeks ago Peterson avoided jail time by reaching a plea deal and pleading no contest to a misdemeanor charge of reckless assault. Depending on how the NFL handles the case, Peterson may be cleared to return to the field before the end of this season.

It's been a big year for Pratt, who rose to prominence thanks to a memorable role on the sitcom Parks and Recreation. In 2014 Pratt starred in The Lego Movie and Guardians of the Galaxy. He's the lead in the 2015 Jurassic Park revamp Jurassic World.

Here are some of the images from Pratt's photoshoot with the magazine:

For the full Pratt profile, see here.

Pratt is one of six people featured on the cover of GQ, with one of the others being free agent defensive end Michael Sam.

Best, Worst NFL Team Arrest Rates

WORST: MINNESOTA VIKINGS

Adrian Peterson is the poster-child, but the Vikings have a genuinely systemic problem: Their 32 arrests in the past 10 years are tied for the league lead. As fans grow impatient with illegal activity among players, franchises like Minnesota's may feel the heat for their role.

WORST: DENVER BRONCOS

Tied with the Vikings is the Denver Broncos, which has had as many arrests since 2005 as the NFL has teams. Despite the well-known locker room presences of Tim Tebow and then Peyton Manning, Broncos players have a knack for finding trouble.

WORST: CINCINNATI BENGALS

With their recent streak of playoff appearances, you can't quite call them the Bungles. But that string of successes has come amid plenty of off-field problems: Cincinnati's NFL team has had 31 arrests since 2005.

WORST: TENNESSEE TITANS

Pacman Jones may be one of the team's most notorious criminal problems, but he's far from alone. In the past 10 years, a Titans player has been arrested 30 times.

WORST: TAMPA BAY BUCCANEERS

It's fitting that a franchise that flies a pirate flag at games would be on the lesser end of the player-arrest spectrum. The Bucs have struggled with off-field problems in the last decade, tallying 26 arrests.

BEST: CAROLINA PANTHERS

Carolina is one of three teams with only nine arrests in 10 years. Only five of the NFL's 32 teams have averaged fewer than one arrest per year.

BEST: DALLAS COWBOYS

The Cowboys can't seem to put it all together and make a run at the Super Bowl, but their off-field distractions aren't a major detractor. The franchise has just nine arrests to its name since 2005.

BEST: NEW ENGLAND PATRIOTS

Maybe it's the steady leadership of coach Bill Belichick, who has always had a no-nonsense approach to being a team leader. If so, his system is working: the Patriots have the third-best mark in the league with only nine arrests in the past decade.

BEST: HOUSTON TEXANS

On the downside, rookie head coach Bill O'Brien inherited a team that went 2-14 last season. On the bright side, the locker room hasn't been crawling with bad influences. Houston has had only eight arrests in the past 10 years, the second-best mark in the NFL.

BEST: ARIZONA CARDINALS

That's right: The least criminally offensive NFL team can be found in Arizona. The Cardinals franchise can claim just seven arrests in the past 10 years.

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