Adrian Peterson

The Minnesota Vikings released a statement this morning, announcing the reinstatement of running back Adrian Peterson. The move allows Peterson to return to practice, and he is expected to play Sunday against the Saints in New Orleans. Here's the statement from the team:

NFL Hall of Famer and ESPN sports analyst Cris Carter took a minute to make an emotional, passionate speech about child abuse in response to Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson's Friday arrest.

It was the regular season home opener yesterday at the temporary home of the Minnesota Vikings, TCF Bank Stadium, and despite the controversy, plenty of Vikings fans were wearing their #28 jerseys and supporting Adrian Peterson.

NFL hall of famer and sports analyst Charles Barkley joined the list of prominent sports fgures chiming in on Adrian Peterson's child abuse arrest – this time, defending the Minnesota Vikings running back.

Friday we all learned about an incredibly disturbing incident involving one of Minnesota's most loved athletes, Adrian Peterson. The star running back for the Vikings has been charged with abusing his 4-year-old son.

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has been indicted by a Texas grand jury on charges of reckless or negligent injury to a child. A warrant has been issued for his arrest. The charges stem from a case earlier this year, and have nothing to do with the death of his two year-old son in South Dakota last year.

Twitter comes to the defense of Adrian Peterson with a rush of ignorant tweets.

Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson was selected for his sixth career Pro Bowl on Friday night.

Viking head coach Leslie Frazier indicated during his press conference today that he expects both Adrian Peterson (foot,groin) and Toby Gerhart (hamstring) to be able to play Sunday when the Vikings play at Cincinnati against the Bengals December 22 at noon, pregame on WJON at 11am.

Within minutes of the news that Adrian Peterson’s son was on life support after a savage beating, slimy Facebook pages and websites looking for a little publicity started using photos of Adrian’s other son, as if he was the child who died. Now Adrian’s asking it to end.

Adrian Peterson's two-year-old son has died from the injuries allegedly suffered at the hand of 27-year-old Joseph Patterson.

KSFY in Sioux Falls is reporting that Peterson's 2 yr old son has died from injuries sustained from alleged abuse. The St. Paul Pioneer Press confirmed the relationship earlier today with Adrian's father.