Adrian Peterson suspension overturned by judge

[daboywonder2002]

http://minnesota.cbslocal.com/2015/02/26/adrian-petersons-suspension-overturned-by-judge/

A U.S. District Court judge has overturned Adrian Peterson’s suspension from the NFL and has ordered him to be reinstated.
According to court documents , Judge David Doty made the decision Thursday morning to vacate the suspension.

The Vikings are now free to speak with Peterson about his status with the team. Stay with WCCO.com for more details as they become available

 

[daboywonder2002]

A U.S. District Court judge has overturned Adrian Peterson’s suspension from the NFL and has ordered him to be reinstated.
According to court documents, Judge David Doty made the decision Thursday morning to vacate the suspension. The star running back was suspended by the NFL after reaching a plea agreement in the child abuse case involving his 4-year-old son. He admitted to using a switch on the child as a form of discipline.

He spent most of the 2014 season on the NFL’s exempt list and was later suspended by Commissioner Roger Goodell. He was eligible to be reinstated, at the earliest, on April 15.

Doty ruled that arbitrator Harold Henderson incorrectly punished Peterson under the NFL’s new personal conduct policy that didn’t apply to his old behavior. Doty said Henderson “simply disregarded the law of the shop and failed to meet his duty under the CBA.” NFL officials said they will review the decision.

The Vikings are now free to speak with Peterson about his status with the team. Team officials have said recently they would welcome him back with open arms. If they were to work out a trade, it cannot happen until the league’s year starts on March 10.

The NFL Players Association released a statement Thursday on the decision.

“This is a victory for the rule of law, due process and fairness. Our collective bargaining agreement has rules for implementation of the personal conduct policy and when those rules are violated, our union always stands up to protect our players’ rights. This is yet another example why neutral arbitration is good for our players, good for the owners and good for our game,” DeMaurice Smith, the NFLPA’s executive director, said.

 

[Roger Goodell]

 

[daboywonder2002]

to me, the vikes have to keep him. if you trade him now, you wont get much value for him because of this incident. if you wait, then he's a year older and you still wont get value. if it was me, id draft a running back in the later rounds and ride it out with AP

 

[The Fukin Prophecy]

Should of been overturned back in November...

Goodell and the NFL never had legal standing to enforce that outrageous suspension...

fukk that bullshyt arbitrator...

I hope AP gets his money and bounces to another team...