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Adrian Peterson was reinstated by the NFL on Friday, April 17, following his suspension and child abuse scandal
Adrian Peterson is back on the field. The Minnesota Vikings player was reinstated by the NFL on Friday, April 17, following his 2014 child abuse scandal.
Brown was charged with two felonies after allegedly beating his then-girlfriend, Rihanna, ahead of the 2009 Grammy Awards.
Peterson, 30, was indefinitely suspended without pay by the organization in November after he was accused of using a wooden switch to discipline his 4-year-old son. In December, the athlete's appeal was denied.
The Jersey Shore alum and her now-husband snapped a selfie in the stands at a Jets game in East Rutherford, New Jersey, in December 2010.
The NFL released a statement on Peterson's return late Thursday. "In a letter from Commissioner Roger Goodell, Peterson was informed that he is expected to fulfill his remaining obligations to the authorities in Minnesota and Texas," it read, "as well as the additional commitments Peterson made during his April 7 meeting with the commissioner regarding maintaining an ongoing program of counseling and treatment as recommended by medical advisors."
Days after the National Enquirer claimed he had an affair with Rachel Uchitel, the 33-year-old golf champ — he and wife Elin Nordegren have two kids — suffered facial lacerations in a car crash outside his Florida home. “The only person responsible for this accident is me,” he said in a statement.
Peterson may be thankful for his second chance, but it could be his last. The NFL made it known that if he violates the personal conduct policy again there's a chance he will never play another game in the league.
