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Adrian Peterson Suspended Without Pay For Remainder Of 2014

By Josh Sanchez

Oct 8, 2014; Conroe, TX, USA; Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson enters the Montgomery county courthouse for his arraignment. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports
Oct 8, 2014; Conroe, TX, USA; Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson enters the Montgomery county courthouse for his arraignment. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports /
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Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has been informed that he will be suspended without pay for the remainder of the 2014 NFL season. 

Adrian Peterson, the star running back of the Minnesota Vikings who recently plead no contest to misdemeanor assault of his child, has been informed by the NFL on Tuesday morning that he will be suspended for the remainder of the season without pay.

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Peterson will not be considered for reinstatement before April 15, for violating the NFL Personal Conduct Policy.

Adrian Peterson will appeal the NFL’s decisision immediately.

By appealing NFL commissioner Roger Goodell’s decision, Peterson will remain on the Exempt List and receive pay while a final decision comes down.

“In order to assess your progress going forward, I will establish periodic reviews, the first of which will be on or about April 15, 2015. At that time, I will meet with you and your representatives and the NFLPA to review the extent to which you have complied with your program of counseling and therapy and both made and lived up to an affirmative commitment to change such that this conduct will not occur again,” Goodell said to Peterson in a letter.

“A failure to cooperate and follow your plan will result in a lengthier suspension without pay.

“It is imperative that you to avoid any incident of this kind in the future. Any further violation of the Personal Conduct Policy will result in additional discipline and may subject you to banishment from the NFL.”

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