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Following the indictment on child abuse charges, the Minnesota Vikings proactively deactivated Adrian Peterson for Sunday's game against the New England Patriots. Following the game, team leadership and owners met to discuss the situation. Here is a statement from team owners Mark and Zygi Wilf this morning:

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.

It was the regular season home opener today 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 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. "You can't beat a kid to make them do what they want to do," said Carter on ESPN's Sunday NFL Countdown program. " d...

Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson was indicted on charges of reckless or negligent injury to a child by a Montgomery County, Texas grand jury. The case stems from an incident where Peterson used a switch to discipline the child involved.

Here are some of the highlights of the Thursday, July 31 afternoon practice for the Minnesota Vikings during their 2014 training camp at MSU Mankato.

With Norv Turner coming to Minnesota that changes the face of the Minnesota landscape. The Vikings won't rely so much on Adrian Peterson running the ball. A young quarterback in Teddy Bridgewater and Jerrick McKinnon breathing down his back, Adrian could be on the trading block soon.

Even though Adrian Peterson has a deal with the Minnesota Vikings through 2017, the all-star rusher admits it would be "cool" to play home games back in his home state of Texas.

With the 23-7 loss on Monday Night Football to the New York Giants has sunk the Minnesota Vikings' 2013 season to a new low. As players at every position continue to under-perform and the coaching staff continues to "look at tape" to attempt to stop the hemorrhaging defense and poor offense; speculation that the Vikings star player might retire have surfaced.

If you haven't heard the news, Minnesota Viking running back Adrian Peterson lost a son the other day. Without going into the story, Adrian noticed people posting up a picture of his son at a Viking practice.