Adrian Peterson Suspended Rest of Year

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Peterson is suspended until April 15th (earliest reinstatement).

ProFootballTalk @ProFootballTalk 16m16 minutes ago
NFL announces Adrian Peterson suspended without pay the rest of the 2014 season http://wp.me/p14QSB-9Dkx

Jason La Canfora @JasonLaCanfora 15m15 minutes ago
NFL notes its domestic violence policy of 6 games for 1st offense w/escalating discipline if a minor involved. Considers a switch a weapon

without pay according to Twitter.

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ProFootballTalk @ProFootballTalk 7m7 minutes ago
NFLPA says Peterson suspension will be appealed, starting the next wave of lawyers http://wp.me/p14QSB-9DkE

I think this will go past the appeal/arbitration process and head to court. NFLPA has a letter from the League that the time on the Commissioner's List would be considered time served. That makes this a 14 game suspension, 8 without pay plus a 4 month suspension running from Jan to April.

That is a lot to fit under "extenuating circumstances".

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Arif Hasan @ArifHasanNFL 12m12 minutes ago
The NFL statement is factually incorrect. States Peterson pled no contest to reckless assault of a child. Not what he pled no contest to.

ProFootballTalk @ProFootballTalk 45s45 seconds ago
DeMaurice Smith: NFL makes it up as they go along http://wp.me/p14QSB-9DkG

[ThunderDan]

That should keep him out of the Packer game this weekend.

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That should keep him out of the Packer game this weekend.

This will still be in the courts for the game next year as well.

[Pugger]

Frankly, he's lucky he isn't behind bars.

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The timing of the League's action is curious. Apparently, the arbitrator has not yet ruled on the NFLPA/Peterson's appeal to terminate the Commissioner's List designation.

That decision was expected early this week, Mort had it possibly being today:

http://deadspin.com/nfl-suspends-adrian-peterson-for-the-rest-of-the-season-1660048905

The players' union filed a grievance on Peterson's behalf, demanding his immediate reinstatement. After some false starts—Peterson skipped a hearing that he believed wasn't provided for in the CBA—the sides held a 30-minute conference call with an arbitrator yesterday. That arbitrator's decision was expected to come down as early as today. The NFL, it would appear, was unwilling to wait.

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The arbitrator, Shyam Das, told the participating reps in the grievance that he would have a decision “quickly,” per sources

Shyam Das is famous for letting Braun off the hook because the urine sample collector followed his company guideline's for handling samples, not the letter of the MLB/MLBPA's agreement.

[Smidgeon]

I have no sympathy for Peterson after hearing about what he did to his kid. The NFL does seem to make stuff up as they go (although I don't understand the vitriol many people have for the league), but that could be attributed to uniquish cases (e.g. when was the last time we know of a story where the face of a franchise beat his child?).

Regardless, as a football fan, I just want him out of this weekend's game. As a father, I wish he'd gotten far more than a no contest plea/settlement for assumedly lots and lots of money and some community service.

[ThunderDan]

The timing of the League's action is curious. Apparently, the arbitrator has not yet ruled on the NFLPA/Peterson's appeal to terminate the Commissioner's List designation.

That decision was expected early this week, Mort had it possibly being today:

http://deadspin.com/nfl-suspends-adrian-peterson-for-the-rest-of-the-season-1660048905

Chris MortensenVerified account
@mortreport
The arbitrator, Shyam Das, told the participating reps in the grievance that he would have a decision “quickly,” per sources

Shyam Das is famous for letting Braun off the hook because the urine sample collector followed his company guideline's for handling samples, not the letter of the MLB/MLBPA's agreement.

Just saw this at lunch on Sports Center. They were reporting that AP could be active for this weekends game.

[Tyrion Lannister]

Just saw this at lunch on Sports Center. They were reporting that AP could be active for this weekends game.

Looks like AP is gonna be a no-go this season as Das has ruled in favor of the No Fun League. Many a-Peterson owners are swearing like Jay and Silent Bob.

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Ed Werder @Edwerderespn 3h3 hours ago
Source says arbitrator in Adrian Peterson case rules league can keep him on Commissioner Exempt list until appeal on suspension heard

Sounds like the can be on the list until the appeal. And since Goodell is the appeal, I predict he will be on the list after the appeal as well.

[Freak Out]

Screw AP. Fucking guy can rot.

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http://www.washingtonpost.com/posteverything/wp/2014/10/17/for-battered-nfl-wives-a-message-from-the-cops-and-the-league-keep-quiet/

According to the National Coalition Against Domestic Violence, just one-quarter of the 1.3 million American women assaulted by an intimate partner each year report the attacks to the police. But the two wives interviewed for this article claimed the rate of reporting among NFL wives and girlfriends is much lower. They say the league has built a tight-knit culture, similar to a fraternity, with entrenched hierarchies and a fierce sense of loyalty among members. “You get brainwashed. It’s so ingrained that you protect the player, you just stay quiet. You learn your role is to be the supportive NFL wife,” says one of them, the onetime wife of a Saints player who asked to speak anonymously because her now ex-husband is still associated with the league. Otherwise, she says, “You’d cost him his job.”

If the league is serious about ending domestic violence in its ranks, it must rehabilitate instead of punish, they say. Penalties should be less draconian, so wives don’t worry about ending their husbands’ careers or threatening their families’ livelihoods. “They use [the NFL's current policies] as leverage against you,” says the ex-wife of the Saints player. “There’s abuse on every team. Everybody knows, but you know not to tell.” Ultimately, she says, the case against Ray Rice has made the NFL less safe for women:

“You will hear of a wife murdered before you hear another one come forward.”

In its quest to clear its name, the NFL again is acting in manner calculated only to burnish its own reputation, not help the victims. This is why Goodell and his platitudes, are useless.

[Tony Oday]

He beat his kid and now got beat by the NFL.

[Rastak]

He beat his kid and now got beat by the NFL.

He got what he deserved pretty much. That said, you and all fans better hope like hell this arbitrary commisioner's list bullshit doesn't push Sean Gilbert into the union drivers seat as his stated platform is to blow up the CBA and go to war with the NFL and Godell keeps handing him more and more ammunition.

It's quite possible he can get that CBA cancelled using the "collusion" provision since it's pretty clear that's what happened with Washington and Dallas.