{"id":29168,"date":"2014-12-13T10:12:02","date_gmt":"2014-12-13T15:12:02","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/?p=29168"},"modified":"2014-12-13T10:16:27","modified_gmt":"2014-12-13T15:16:27","slug":"adrian-petersons-appeal-is-denied-he-wont-be-allowed-to-play-this-year","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/2014\/12\/13\/adrian-petersons-appeal-is-denied-he-wont-be-allowed-to-play-this-year\/","title":{"rendered":"Adrian Peterson&#8217;s appeal is denied &#8211; he won&#8217;t be allowed to play this year"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" style=\"float:left; padding: 0px 10px 0px 0px\" src=\"http:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/08\/Viking_Head.jpg\" alt=\"\" title=\"Viking_Head\" width=\"80\" height=\"81\" class=\"alignleft size-full wp-image-10672\" \/>As most dispassionate observers had expected, the arbitrator appointed by the NFL decided that Peterson&#8217;s ongoing suspension would continue until at least April 15, 2015. Unlike most dispassionate observers, Vikings fans were rather upset by the ruling:<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>So maybe Goodell is consistent with punishment after all. The length of suspension is directly correlated to how much ass you kiss his ass.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Thompson (@eric_j_thompson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eric_j_thompson\/status\/543531143430037504\">December 12, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>So when did remorse turn into a form of currency? Could you imagine if our court systems worked like the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/nfl\">@nfl<\/a>&#39;s appeal system?<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Thompson (@eric_j_thompson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eric_j_thompson\/status\/543532295789871104\">December 12, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>&quot;I know I killed all those people, your Honor, but I&#39;m super duper sorry about it.&quot;&#10;&#10;&quot;Well that works for me. 90 day sentence.&quot;&#10;&#10;<a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/NFLlogic?src=hash\">#NFLlogic<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Thompson (@eric_j_thompson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eric_j_thompson\/status\/543532495656861698\">December 12, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>Has Roger Goodell expressed any remorse for having Janay Rice read an apology prepared by her husband&#39;s employer?&#10;&#10;Asking for a friend.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; The Daily Norseman (@DailyNorseman) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/DailyNorseman\/status\/543533202397466625\">December 12, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>Curious to know what NFL definition of proper remorse is. Expressed it at court, also in <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/TomPelissero\">@TomPelissero<\/a> story. Seems like cherry-picking.<\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Kevin Seifert (@SeifertESPN) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/SeifertESPN\/status\/543533342717927425\">December 12, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/vikingsterritory.com\/2014\/analysis\/2014-minnesota-vikings-adrian-petersons-suspension-upheld\" target=\"_blank\">Arif Hasan<\/a> discusses the situation here:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p>After an agonizingly stupid waiting game, the NFL announced that arbitrator Harold Henderson has denied Adrian Peterson\u2019s appeal against the severity of the NFL suspension regarding his incident, which means his suspension is upheld. The suspension is <del datetime=\"2014-12-13T14:47:15+00:00\">for at least six games will continue into the next season, starting immediately \u2014 meaning he will miss at least three weeks to start the 2015 season though right now is technically suspended<\/del> indefinite<del datetime=\"2014-12-13T14:47:15+00:00\">ly<\/del>.<\/p>\n<p>In April he will be able to <del datetime=\"2014-12-13T14:47:15+00:00\">reduce his suspension from indefinite to merely six games (meaning he could be reinstated and play for Week 4 of the 2015 NFL season)<\/del> end his suspension. Contrary to previous reports, the suspension is for the remainder of the season, not six games. He will need to prove some degree of remorse and complete or make significant progress in parental counseling in order to be reinstated. Peterson will retroactively serve the six-game suspension by paying back the three game checks for the games he was on the Exempt List during his appeal after the ruling, per Ed Werder of ESPN.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Arif also quotes the conclusion of Harold Henderson&#8217;s decision with a bit of emphasis added:<\/p>\n<blockquote><p><em>The facts in this appeal are uncontested. The player entered a plea which effectively admitted guilt to a criminal charge of child abuse, after inflicting serious injuries to his four-year old son in the course of administering discipline. No direct evidence of the beating was entered in the record here, but numerous court documents, investigative reports, photographs and news reports, all accepted into evidence without objection, make it clear that Mr. Peterson\u2019s conduct was egregious and aggravated as those terms are used in the Policy, and merits substantial discipline. <strong>His public comments do not reflect remorse or appreciation for the seriousness of his actions and their impact<\/strong> on his family, community, fans and the NFL, although at the close of the hearing he said he has learned from his mistake, he regrets that it happened and it will never happen again. <strong>I reject the argument that placement in the Commissioner Exempt status is discipline<\/strong>. I conclude that the player has not demonstrated that the process and procedures surrounding his discipline were not fair and consistent; he was afforded all the protections and rights to which he is entitled, and I find no basis to vacate or reduce the discipline.<\/em><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>Peterson and the NFLPA may now decide to launch a court action, but there is no way that legal action at this late date will make it possible for Peterson to return to the league before the end of the regular season.<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" lang=\"en\">\n<p>Statements from the <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/NFLPA\">@NFLPA<\/a> are the best. <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/hashtag\/FreeAP?src=hash\">#FreeAP<\/a> <a href=\"http:\/\/t.co\/CkY6aDhwGW\">pic.twitter.com\/CkY6aDhwGW<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&mdash; Eric Thompson (@eric_j_thompson) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/eric_j_thompson\/status\/543553090025046016\">December 12, 2014<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/platform.twitter.com\/widgets.js\" charset=\"utf-8\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>As most dispassionate observers had expected, the arbitrator appointed by the NFL decided that Peterson&#8217;s ongoing suspension would continue until at least April 15, 2015. Unlike most dispassionate observers, Vikings fans were rather upset by the ruling: So maybe Goodell is consistent with punishment after all. The length of suspension is directly correlated to how [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[26,9],"tags":[227,343,126,179],"class_list":["post-29168","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-football","category-law","tag-adrianpeterson","tag-crimeandpunishment","tag-minnesotavikings","tag-nfl"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p2hpV6-7As","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29168","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=29168"}],"version-history":[{"count":2,"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29168\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":29170,"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/29168\/revisions\/29170"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=29168"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=29168"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/quotulatiousness.ca\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=29168"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}