Adrian Peterson suspended

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Adrian Peterson says he realizes moving on from the Minnesota Vikings might be best for both him and the team. In an interview published Thursday by USA Today, Peterson said he believes the coaches and players on the team are fully behind him but that feelings in the organization toward him are […]

MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The NFL has suspended Adrian Peterson without pay for at least the rest of the season. The league said Tuesday it informed the Minnesota Vikings running back he will not be considered for reinstatement before April 15 for violating the NFL personal conduct policy. The NFL Players Association quickly announced its plan […]

CONROE, Texas (AP) — A Texas judge has tentatively set a Dec. 1 trial date for Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson on a charge of felony child abuse for using a wooden switch to discipline his 4-year-old son. Judge Kelly Case set the date Wednesday as Peterson made his first court appearance in suburban […]

A day before Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson makes his first court appearance in Texas, ESPN is reporting that he will plead not guilty to child abuse charges, and not even consider pleading guilty in an attempt to expedite his return to the playing field. Mary Flood, the spokesperson for Peterson’s attorney, Rusty Hardin, […]

The mother of Adrian Peterson came to his defense Wednesday in her first public comments since the running back’s indictment for child abuse, saying he has six kids and “wants to be a good father to them all,” reports ESPN.com. “I don’t care what anybody says,” Bonita Jackson, 50, said in an interview with the […]