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Lars wrote: The legal advice Peterson was given from the NFLPA was not to attend the meeting -- given that the agenda and makeup of participants in the meeting was not clear. The NFL would not oblige or reschedule... so there it is. Lots of confusion and room for mistrust. Who knows what the truth is.

Purple Reign wrote:

Yes, the NFLPA advised him not to attend the meeting, which was not good advice IMO. Here is an ESPN article adding more confusion:

ESPN's Adam Schefter is reporting that suspended Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson declined to appear Friday at a scheduled disciplinary hearing with the NFL despite agreeing to the meeting earlier last week.

"The NFL also charged that Peterson would not give the league an alternative date for the disciplinary hearing in connection to his violation of law in an incident of family violence," Schefter writes. He adds that Peterson and the NFLPA had attempted to reschedule the meeting, but the NFL refused, citing Peterson's own request to resolve his suspension as quickly as possible.

Lars wrote: Peterson had requested a customary hearing ASAP (with the Commissioner, a player's rep and his attorney present). The NFL insisted on a "pre-hearing" with unidentified experts chosen by the NFL in attendance according to the NFLPA to examine him. Never been done before.

Two days before he called his son, Peterson's own mother came over and said she had noticed a change. Peterson's heart had hardened. But he says that changed when he heard his son's voice.

"I made a mistake," Peterson said. "People have painted this picture because they feel like, 'OK, this has happened and this is what has to take place.' But they don't know the love that my kids have for me. It was a good feeling inside.

"It made me realize that hey, the world can paint you to be this type of person, but ultimately, the child that they are making all these assumptions about – how you treated him and what you've done to him – he loves you unconditionally. He wants to be around you. So, let the world paint you out to be whatever they want."

Purple Reign wrote: So if something hasn't been done before then it can't be done? Sorry, couldn't resist.

808vikingsfan wrote:Notice of Appeal of Article 46 Discipline (Adrian Peterson)

"I won't ever use a switch again," Peterson said. "There's different situations where a child needs to be disciplined as far as timeout, taking their toys away, making them take a nap. There's so many different ways to discipline your kids."

Regardless of his football future, Peterson wanted to make clear his main focus now is on repairing his relationship with his son and trying to make people understand that, contrary to Goodell's remarks in handing down his ban, his remorse is real.

"No one knows how I felt when I turned my child around after spanking him and seeing what I had left on his leg," Peterson said. "No one knows that Dad sat there and apologized to him, hugged him and told him that I didn't mean to do this to you and how sorry I was.

"I love my son. I love my kids, my family. Like I said after I took the misdemeanor plea, I take full responsibility for my actions. I regret the situation. I love my son more than any one of you could even imagine."

Mothman wrote:

Purple Reign wrote:Maybe I'm being a bit picky here, but I find the statement I bolded above a bit condescending. Is he really implying that no other parent can love their children as much as he does?

Mothman wrote: Of course not. He's obviously trying to express the depth of his affection for his son. Nitpicking his choice of words to find fault with them is extremely picky.

Mothman wrote:Thanks for that link, Raptorman. I'm going to highlight a few more quotes from it:

http://www.usatoday.com/longform/sports ... /70025476/
The whole article is worth reading. Peterson also talks about playing for the Vikings again and acknowledges some of the challenges involved.

"I take full responsibility, because I spanked my child, and no matter what my intentions were, I end up leaving those marks on his legs," Peterson said. "That's the bottom line.