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ChisolmTrailDem

(9,463 posts) Mon Sep 15, 2014, 11:54 AM Sep 2014

Vikings: We got our asses kicked so we're putting Adrian Peterson back on the field...

No, the Vikings did not actually say that, I was being rhetorical after just hearing the breaking news that Peterson will return to the field to prepare and play in next Sunday's game.

Source: MSNBC-TV

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Vikings: We got our asses kicked so we're putting Adrian Peterson back on the field... (Original Post) ChisolmTrailDem Sep 2014 OP

Depending on public reaction of course Hari Seldon Sep 2014 #1

fans have largely supported him. other players have supported him. cali Sep 2014 #4

Vikings place Adrian Peterson on Exempt/Commissioner’s Permission list, won’t be with team until leg Hari Seldon Sep 2014 #8

Ugh. Are they going to make the 4-year-old kid get up in front of the press bullwinkle428 Sep 2014 #2

Hey, they never saw the video, so it didn't happen! joeybee12 Sep 2014 #3

Well don't that best all underpants Sep 2014 #6

Money trumps all else. lpbk2713 Sep 2014 #5

This is the sad truth. nt City Lights Sep 2014 #7

They Will If Radisson And Budweiser Money Walks ProfessorGAC Sep 2014 #9

Hari Seldon

(154 posts)

1. Depending on public reaction of course

Reply to ChisolmTrailDem (Original post)

Mon Sep 15, 2014, 12:05 PM

Sep 2014

the public, which includes NFL fans, has displayed little tolerance for off-field violence

don't bet on him playing.

unless you get good odds

cali

(114,904 posts)

4. fans have largely supported him. other players have supported him.

Reply to Hari Seldon (Reply #1)

Mon Sep 15, 2014, 12:12 PM

Sep 2014

people like Charles Barkely have supported him. He may not play next week, but there is a lot of support for him.

Hari Seldon

(154 posts)

8. Vikings place Adrian Peterson on Exempt/Commissioner’s Permission list, won’t be with team until leg

Reply to cali (Reply #4)

Wed Sep 17, 2014, 05:38 AM

Sep 2014

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2014/09/17/vikings-place-adrian-peterson-on-commissioners-exempt-list-cant-participate-in-any-team-activities/

Well, that didn't take long. Less then 48 hours.

Whatever support he had
was nothing compared to the outcry against him.

There will always be folks on either side of controversy, but that doesn't mean the sheer numbers are equivalent. As you can see they are not.

Perhaps credit is due to the fans of the the most popular spectator sport in America.

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Hari Seldon already knows the future...

bullwinkle428

(20,629 posts)

2. Ugh. Are they going to make the 4-year-old kid get up in front of the press

Reply to ChisolmTrailDem (Original post)

Mon Sep 15, 2014, 12:06 PM

Sep 2014

and make a statement apologizing for his role in the entire episode?

joeybee12

(56,177 posts)

3. Hey, they never saw the video, so it didn't happen!

Reply to ChisolmTrailDem (Original post)

Mon Sep 15, 2014, 12:07 PM

Sep 2014

underpants

(182,745 posts)

6. Well don't that best all

Reply to joeybee12 (Reply #3)

Mon Sep 15, 2014, 12:16 PM

Sep 2014

lpbk2713

(42,751 posts)

5. Money trumps all else.

Reply to ChisolmTrailDem (Original post)

Mon Sep 15, 2014, 12:15 PM

Sep 2014

Management doesn't care if anyone is offended. They won't have a
multi-million $$ investment sitting around with his thumb up his ass.

City Lights

(25,171 posts)

7. This is the sad truth. nt

Reply to lpbk2713 (Reply #5)

Mon Sep 15, 2014, 12:21 PM

Sep 2014

ProfessorGAC

(64,990 posts)

9. They Will If Radisson And Budweiser Money Walks

Reply to lpbk2713 (Reply #5)

Wed Sep 17, 2014, 05:41 AM

Sep 2014

Peterson's money is a pittance compared to sponsorship money. Two sponsors are already being aggressive on this. Radisson has already divorced themselves from the Vikings. A-B is talking about doing the same.

He won't be playing this week.

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