NFL running back Adrian Peterson was banned for the rest of the season without pay after nine weeks of suspension with pay for beating his 4 year old son with a tree switch. Roger Goodell, NFL commissioner, suspended him on Tuesday. Earlier in the year, Goodell's light punishment of a two game suspension for Ray Rice in the beating of his fiance almost lost him his job, so this time, he was much harsher. This suspension sparked criticism once again for Goodell, since a new domestic policy was issued before the Ray Rice incident but he only truly enforced it on Peterson.
The NFL Player's Association is appealing the league's decision to suspend Peterson, calling the decision "unprecedented, arbitrary and unlawful". Also, saying that the decision was biased due to continued criticism from the media and the public. With the suspension, Peterson would not be able to be reinstated to the NFL until April next year, since he violated the personal conduct policy. The NFLPA is asking that Goodell hear the running back's case.
The union said the Peterson was told that his games missed when he was on a special exempt list would count toward his suspension, but they weren't. He didn't attend a meeting recently so that deal wasn't kept. Peterson thought he should be able to play once his criminal case had ended. An arbitrator however sided with the NFL effectively ending the season for him. This doesn't mean the end of football for Peterson. Michael Vick came back from being suspended indefinitely, spending 16 months in prison, and being under house arrest for two months after his dog fighting arrest. Even coaches come back after suspensions, Sean Payton came back after he allegedly payed players to injure others, or had something to do with it. If or when Peterson comes back, he should have been appropriately punished for his actions.
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