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Report: Adrian Peterson Skips Previously Agreed To Hearing With NFL

Since pleading no contest to child injury charges almost two weeks ago, Adrian Peterson has been embroiled in a dispute with the NFL about when he can return to the field. A Facebook post from Adam Schefter reveals that Peterson and the NFL had previously agreed to a disciplinary hearing scheduled...

NFL And NFLPA Locked In Dispute Over Adrian Peterson's Reinstatement

The dispute surrounding Adrian Peterson's reinstatement—or lack thereof—after pleading no contest to child injury charges is heating up. Late last week the NFL Players Association sent a letter to the NFL demanding Peterson be reinstated. That tactic apparently failed, as today the NFLPA announced t...

Reports: NFLPA Demands Peterson Reinstatement; Vikings Execs Divided

Despite reaching a plea deal in his child abuse case earlier this week, the NFL has not yet reinstated Vikings running back Adrian Peterson. On Friday, the NFLPA reportedly sent a letter to the league demanding that Peterson be reinstated on the basis that the league reneged on the deal that was ori...

Report: NFL Rejected Immediate Reinstatement For Adrian Peterson

After reaching a plea agreement to avoid trial on charges related to the alleged abuse of his four-year-old son, Adrian Peterson had hoped to return to the Minnesota Vikings this week. But the NFL has reportedly shut that idea down, saying it needs more time to make its decision....

Report: Adrian Peterson Going For Plea Deal In Bid To Avoid Jail

Vikings running back Adrian Peterson will plead no contest today to try and avoid his trial on child injury charges, according to a report from Mike Florio of Pro Football Talk. (Florio cites "a source with knowledge of the situation"—presumably someone on Peterson's defense team.) The plea will kee...

DeSean Jackson Says Some Nice Things To A Vikings Fan

We're not sure about every word DeSean Jackson's chirping at the Vikings fan, but he seems to end the conversation with a "fuck you."...

Here's Video Of The Minneapolis Protest Against The Redskins' Name

Before the Washington-Minnesota game, a large crowd marched to TCF Bank Stadium to protest the Washington Redskins' name. Reader Tanner sent us video of the march by his window....

"C'mon. You Can't Do That."

Vikings Cornerback Has Important Questions About <em>Forrest Gump</em>

Jabari Price had some major questions about Forrest Gump last night....

Mike Zimmer Sounds Fed Up With The Vikings

The Vikings put together a whole lot of nothing in their 17-3 home loss to the Lions this afternoon, and head coach Mike Zimmer has had enough. "I'm extremely disappointed about this loss," he said. "I can handle getting beat. I can't handle getting our butts whipped." ...

Adrian Peterson Told His Urine Tester He Smoked Weed, For Some Reason

Prosecutors in Adrian Peterson's criminal case in Texas are asking a judge to revoke the running back's bond and have him arrested, again, after they say Peterson admitted during a urine test that he "smoked a little weed." ...

A Mascot Showed Up At Adrian Peterson's Court Hearing Today

Adrian Peterson made his first appearance in a Montgomery County (Texas) court today on the charge of reckless or negligent injury to one of his sons. Not much happened. The indefinitely suspended running back didn't even enter a formal plea. The prosecutor said he would file a motion asking for a n...

Adrian Peterson Shows His Dumb Talking Points To The World

Adrian Peterson took to his Twitter account Tuesday night. This was a really bad idea. ...

Adrian Peterson Blames Media For Reporting On Charity-Funded Orgy

Yesterday, the Star Tribune dropped a comprehensively reported bombshell, accusing Adrian Peterson's All Day Foundation of misusing funds intended for charity, and failing to keep proper books or account for much of the money it took in. Last night, Peterson offered a rebuttal:...

How Much Charity Did Adrian Peterson's All Day Foundation Do? [UPDATE]

Adrian Peterson's All Day Foundation has been described as focusing on at-risk children, particularly girls. But there's an interesting tidbit buried within a lengthy Star Tribune takeout on the indefinitely suspended running back that's worth a lot more attention than his sex life, which is the foc...

Thursday Games Not Shitty, Says NFL After Another Shitty Thursday Game

So, that was gross. Vikings-Packers finished with a score of a million to a little, or somewhere in that range. (I have to look it up. I didn't watch, because I don't hate myself.) And yet, it wasn't close to the biggest blowout nor the worst game on the Thursday night slate so far....

Tonight's Vikings-Packers Game, In One GIF

If you decided not to tune into tonight's NFL game, well, you made the right decision....

Adrian Peterson's Texts Fired Up The Vikings

The Vikings looked like a brand new team yesterday, running roughshod over the Falcons as if motivated by some rousing pregame speech from Mike Zimmer. Close! It was facing the Falcons defense some rousing pregame text messages from Adrian Peterson....

The Vikings Are Still Prominently Selling Adrian Peterson Jerseys

Even though the Vikings have suspended running back Adrian Peterson indefinitely due to child injury charges involving his four-year-old son, the team's still selling his jerseys at games. At full price, too!...

That's Good Tackling