Flip flop, flip flop. The Minnesota Vikings deactivated Adrian Peterson for last week’s game after child abuse allegations surfaced against the NFL running back. On Monday, the team announced Peterson would be back in the game this coming Sunday. Now, the team has reconsidered their decision and barred Peterson from all team activities until his allegations are resolved. According to TMZ Sports, Vikings owners Zygi and Mark Wilf announced they were placing Peterson on the NFL’s exempt/commissioner’s permission list.
“After giving the situation additional thought, we have decided this is the appropriate course of action for the organization and for Adrian,” the owners revealed in a statement.
Ben Dogra, Peterson’s agent, said the decision was “the best possible outcome given the circumstances.”
Just before midnight, presumably after receiving notice of the new decision, Peterson took to social media. Instead of posting a formal statement, he opted for an inspirational quote, which reads in part, “You were built to go through and leave the state of a rock and become a diamond! Eyes have not seen! Ears have not heard! … Dont [sic] allow any distractions to knock you off course!”
— Adrian Peterson (@AdrianPeterson) September 17, 2014
Peterson’s “All Day Foundation” is continuing its efforts to support its causes, but has gone offline in the midst of all the chaos. A message posted to the homepage informs supporters that the website is “temporarily offline to allow its charity partners to continue focusing on their outstanding community efforts rather than responding to the numerous media inquiries.”