Well, well, well. The NFL offseason just got extremely interesting. Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is eligible to play in the NFL again.
ESPN is reporting,
Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has been reinstated after U.S. District Court Judge David Doty ruled in the NFL Players Association’s lawsuit against the NFL on Peterson’s behalf.
Doty heard arguments from NFLPA attorney Jeffrey Kessler and NFL attorney Daniel Nash on Feb. 6 in Minneapolis.
The union argued NFL commissioner Roger Goodell acted outside his authority in November, when he suspended Peterson until at least April 15 for disciplining his 4-year-old son with a switch in May. Arbitrator Harold Henderson, a longtime NFL executive whom the union argued was biased in favor of the league, upheld Peterson’s suspension Dec. 12.
Kessler argued Peterson should not be subject to the league’s new personal conduct policy, which implemented stricter punishments for players in domestic violence cases, because that policy was not instituted until late August.
“The only people” who felt the new policy applied to Peterson, Kessler argued to Doty, “were commissioner Goodell and Mr. Henderson.
Peterson’s future is up in the air. Stories have surfaced of AP possibly being traded or released by the Minnesota Vikings. As details continue to form, stay tuned to HHS1987 for all your sports news.
