Adrian Peterson reached a plea agreement today and has pleaded no contest to misdemeanor reckless assault in the case involving Peterson whipping one of his children with a tree branch.
CONROE, Texas (AP) — A hearing has been scheduled for Wednesday on whether to remove the judge presiding over the felony child abuse case against Adrian Peterson.
Adrian Peterson continues to dig a deeper hole for his reputation to climb out of. After setting a court date yesterday for his upcoming trial, today he admitted to smoking "a little weed" prior to taking a drug test. That is violation of his bond and now prosecutors want him arrested again to face new charges...
After the Minnesota Vikings announced early Wednesday morning that Adrian Peterson would be placed on the commissioner's exempt list and will be required to stay away from the team until his legal case is settled, questions arose about whether or not he would be paid during his time away.
The Minnesota Vikings put the ship into reverse by announcing early this morning that Adrian Peterson will be placed on the Exempt/Commissioner’s Permission list, basically he's been suspended, without being suspended, only in the NFL folks.
Following a controversial day for the Minnesota Vikings that included reinstating Adrian Peterson and new allegations of another child injured during a disciplinary incident involving Peterson, the Radisson hotel chain announced a suspension of their sponsorship of the team.
On the same day that the Minnesota Vikings ownership and General Manager Rick Spielman announced they would reinstate Adrian Peterson and allow due process to take its course, KHOU-TV in Houston, Texas is reporting allegations of another instance of injury while disciplining one of his children.
Following the indictment on child abuse charges, the Minnesota Vikings proactively deactivated Adrian Peterson for Sunday's game against the New England Patriots. Following the game, team leadership and owners met to discuss the situation. Here is a statement from team owners Mark and Zygi Wilf this morning: