One of the premier running backs of the NFL is now officially
back. The reinstatement of Adrian Peterson was announced by the League on Thursday.
This will allow the now active NFL player to participate in all the activities
of the Minnesota Vikings. The reinstatement is now effective as on Friday.
NFL sources have cited that the player will no longer be
facing any further suspension on being reinstated. How many games the running back
is set to lose will be decided by the U.S. District Judge David S. Doty in October.
Some say he could miss as many as three games or may not lose any game at all.
The Vikings seem delighted to have him back. They had a
statement released on Thursday saying they were looking forward to have him
join their team.
Peterson’s suspension came in November by the League in what
was termed as abusive discipline by him against his 4-year-old son.
Though Peterson played the season opener, yet he was then
placed on the Commissioner’s permission list which forced him to miss the final
15 games last season.
However, the commissioner still made it binding on the NFL
player to fulfill all remaining obligations. These include additional treatments
and counseling.
Despite being welcomed by Vikings, it seems Peterson is
uneasy about joining them, especially after last year’s setback. Now he has
made this point via his agent that he would like to make a fresh start this
year with a new team.
On the other hand the player is intended to be kept in purple
and gold as stated many times by Coach Mike Zimmer and General Manager Rick
Spielman.
Like Peterson, may other changes are expected in the NFL
draft 2015. This will only make this season more exciting as you will see a new
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