Roger Goodell stands up for children with suspension of Adrian Peterson

Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings was notified today that he has been suspended without pay for at least the remainder of the 2014 NFL season, and will not be considered for reinstatement before April 15, for violating 

Early Tuesday morning, the National Football League (NFL) announced that Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson would be suspended without pay for at least the remainder of the 2014 season. The headline would lead a casual fan to believe that 

update_graphic_red_bar 5:05 PM PT — Sources close to the investigation tell TMZ the reason the case went nowhere is because Adrian did NOT strike the boy in the forehead — but instead the child accidentally hit his head 

After the decision was handed down to suspend Adrian Peterson for the rest of the 2014 season, the NFLPA stepped up to the plate.

When the N.F.L. put Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson on the commissioner's exempt list, it solved one problem but created another. After Peterson was arrested in September on suspicion of hitting his 4-year-old son with a stick, the