Your Black Bloggers The official gathering spot for black bloggers
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — Adrian Peterson donned his familiar purple No. 28 jersey and jogged on to the practice field Tuesday.
It was the start of a gradual process of putting behind the chaos and confusion that engulfed him and the Minnesota Vikings over the past nine months.
After making a surprise return to practice for the first time since September, Peterson said he has “learned a lot from my mistake” that resulted in child abuse charges against him. He side-stepped questions about wanting a trade and said he was happy to be back with the teammates and coaches who also endured a great deal of uncertainty while he was away.
“I made a mistake,” he said. “I’m not taking it lightly at all. It’s something I regret. My son knows that. People know that, and the people that truly know me and know my character and know what type of person I am when I’m with my kids and around my kids, they know that as well. Really, to me, that’s the only thing that matters.”
Peterson was placed on the commissioner’s exempt list last September after he whipped his 4-year-old son with a wooden switch. The photos of the wounds the boy suffered at Peterson’s hands brought harsh criticism of the once-beloved face of the franchise.
