• NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell's 'Soul Searching' Has Lead Him to Decide That He'll Never Resign

    It has been a really bad season for NFL commissioner Roger Goodell who has had to deal with one scandal after another since last September. There have been various domestic violence cases within the league, Adrian Peterson was accused of abusing his young son and then there was the Ray Rice scandal that has yet to fully go away. While Goodell has insisted that he never say the surveillance footage of Rice knocking his wife out cold, until the whole world saw it on TMZ, not many seem to believe him. Then came deflategate, a situation that has yet to be resolved even though the Super Bowl is just hours away.

  • Adrian Peterson Officially Sues NFL, Was Reportedly Promised Two-Game Suspension

    Adrian Peterson may be thinking about quitting football in favor of the Olympics, but he swung a mighty punch at the National Football League Monday, Dec. 15, when the NFL Players Association filed a lawsuit against the league on behalf of Peterson.According to ESPN, the suit challenges arbitrator Harold Henderson's decision to uphold Peterson's suspension last week and calls said decision "biased, unfair and contrary to the collective bargaining agreement."Much of the controversy centers around a phone conversation between Peterson and NFL Executive Vice President Troy Vincent, who allegedly promised a shorter suspension than the year-long one Peterson is currently enduring."Sports Illustrated" reported the leaked tape and transcribed the following bit of dialogue from the Nov. 12 discussion:"In the recording, Peterson asks Vincent whether he will get a two-game suspension."Vincent replies, Yeah.'"Peterson: It will be two additional games — not time served?"Vincent: No, no, no, no, no, no. It won't ... the one this weekend. So really it's next weekend. You will be back."

  • Adrian Peterson Reportedly Reaches Plea Agreement In Felony Child Abuse Case

    It sounds like Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson may have caught a break in his pending felony child abuse case. The former MVP has reportedly reached a plea deal that will allow him to plead no contest to misdemeanor reckless assault. That deal will mean that if Judge Kelly Case accepts it, Peterson will be placed on probation, have to pay a $2,000 fine and also be expected to complete 80 hours of community service. Ironically this plea will also take any mention of abuse against a minor or family violence off the books completely.

  • Minnesota Vikings Adrian Peterson Admits To Smoking Marijuana Before Drug Test, Arrest Expected

    As if Adrian Peterson hadn't already been disgraced enough thanks to child abuse charges hanging over his head, the Minnesota Vikings running back admitted before a drug test on Wednesday that he recently smoked a little bit of weed. The NFL player is currently free on $15,000 bond and after failing the test he is fully expected to be re-arrested on a drug charge. Peterson originally appeared in a Texas court this week but wasn't required to enter a plea in his child abuse case, something that came as a surprise.

  • Minnesota Vikings Co-Owner's Son Entered Pretrial Program After Assaulting His Wife Last Year

    Is anyone really surprised to learn that domestic violence chargers exist even behind the scenes in the NFL? Probably not. Just last year the Minnesota Vikings had another issue to try and keep under wraps. The teams' co-owner is David Mandelbaum, a real-estate mogul by day who has a son named Michael Mandelbaum, an attorney. Apparently just last year Michael was in the midst of a rough divorce from his wife, Debra Mandelbaum, when things got heated and she fell down a flight of stairs. After regaining consciousness, Debra told paramedics that a physical scuffle led to her tumble.

  • Roger Goodell Admits That He Screwed Up As NFL's Commissioner During Press Conference That Even His Own Players Are Shredding

    Believe it or not, the NFL's new season is only three weeks in and already the organization has grabbed at least a year's worth of negative publicity — maybe more. At first the commissioner, Roger Goodell was once standing behind the NFL and how it handled situations but by early this week he was nowhere to be found. Fans and casual followers alike have been calling for Goodell to step down in light of five different cases of domestic violence involving NFL players. While Goodell maintains that he's not going anywhere, he did finally emerge for a press conference this afternoon.

  • NFL Benches Minnesota Vikings Star Player Adrian Peterson In Response To Backlash From Fans and Advertisers

    Another day, another major decision on the part of the NFL to help save face in a PR scandal that is beginning to cost the organization both fans and advertisers. Minnesota Vikings star player Adrian Peterson was suspended from playing last weekend due to an ongoing child-abuse case connected to his 4-year old son. Peterson admitted to striking his son with a switch but contended that he himself suffered similar punishment as a child and that he never intended to cause real harm to the boy. The NFL reinstated Peterson briefly but then this morning it was announced that he has now been suspended from playing indefinitely.

  • Anti-NFL Social Media Campaign Takes Off Thanks To Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson And Roger Goodell Scandal

    Oh what a difference one week can make. Last weekend the NFL was anticipating a great season and instead this week turned into one of the worst in the organization's history- and not because of anything that has transpired on the field. The week began with that horrific video of Ray Rice punching his wife, Janay Palmer and within hours he was fired from the Baltimore Ravens team and suspended indefinitely. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell quickly found himself in the hot seat with many calling for him to step down and that was before Minnesota Vikings' star player, Adrian Peterson was charged with causing injury to a child- his 4-year old son.
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