EDEN PRAIRIE, MN – Minnesota running back Adrian Peterson has been suspended for the remainder of the NFL season with no pay after his guilty plea in a child abuse case.
The Vikings had made indications that they would take Peterson back as soon as he is eligible. In a statement following the league’s decision, the Vikings said “The NFL has informed the Vikings of today’s decision regarding Adrian Peterson. We respect the league’s decision and will have no further comment at this time.”
Peterson had no immediate comment. Most of his public statements in recent weeks have been bible verses via his Twitter account.
If suspension holds, Adrian Peterson will reportedly lose $4,147,059. He has already been given a paid leave of $7,602,941. The league’s player association immediately said it would appeal the decision, and that appeal would be heard by NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell.
This is not right, this is exactly what is wrong with our children these days. I remember getting the whippings from my dad and I learned from every one of them. It didn’t take me more than two of them to stay out of trouble. Stay out of the way of people raising their kids. The government can’t raise your kids.
I heard the democrats say, they aren’t your kids
I didn’t follow any news reports on this, so I can’t make a decision but it doesn’t seem right. So if I was Adrian, I’d just run with it…
I have a real problem with the NFL being judge and jury on this. The courts have already decided and it sure seems like a double sentence.
This is total bullshit, Ray Lewis is involved in a murder and got to play football and now is a commentator for the NFL but Adrian gives his boy a good but maybe too much of a ass spanking and is done for season. Our system is so messed up.