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MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — The NFL's hard line on Adrian Peterson held up.
Henderson's announcement was a decisive victory for NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell, whose authority was overruled last month by the arbitrator in the case of former Baltimore running back Ray Rice. Rice was reinstated, but he had no team to return to because the Ravens released him a week into the season.
Peterson pleaded no contest to misdemeanor reckless assault in Texas on Nov. 4 for probation time, community service and a small fine. He acknowledged physically disciplining the boy as he had been as a youth, but he said he meant no harm and was sorry for the trouble he caused.
"I love my son more than any of you can imagine,Cheap Jerseys Online," he said outside the courthouse that day.
"The decision itself ignores the facts, the evidence and the collective bargaining agreement," the union said in a statement. "This decision also represents the NFL's repeated failure to adhere to due process and confirms its inconsistent treatment of players."
The union's grievance for Peterson was similar, arguing essentially that Goodell was making up protocol for discipline as he went along. But Henderson forcefully wrote that he saw no bounds being overstepped by the league boss.
Peterson told ESPN.com that he might walk away from the game, possibly even trying to run in the 2016 Olympics.
At the crux of the NFLPA's argument for reinstatement was what NFL executive vice president for football operations Troy Vincent told Peterson last month with the dispute at its height.
"While the discipline assessed is indeed greater than in most prior cases, this is arguably one of the most egregious cases of domestic violence in this Commissioner's tenure — the severe beating of a 4-year old child,Wholesale Authentic Jerseys, with a tree branch, striking him repeatedly about the body and inflicting injuries visible days later," Henderson said.
"Mr. Vincent testified that he never promised a two-game suspension or that the old policy would control, but rather encouraged Mr. Peterson to 'go through the process and all things will be considered,'" Henderson wrote. "He said, 'I didn't promise Adrian anything. Never promised. Adrian needed to show up. Talk.'"
The decision by Harold Henderson,Cheap Jerseys From China, a former league official, was announced Friday.
After Rice's case emerged, Goodell announced in August a stiffer penalty for players involved with domestic violence. The union argued that Peterson, who was charged with felony child abuse in September for use a wooden switch to discipline his 4-year-old son in May, should be subject to the prior guidelines. Henderson said that argument didn't matter.
According to a person with direct knowledge of the situation, a lawsuit will be filed against the NFL on Peterson's behalf in federal court in Minnesota as early as Monday. The person spoke to the Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the lawsuit had not yet been filed.
Peterson led the NFL in rushing twice, including 2012 when he had 2,Cheap Jerseys Wholesale,097 yards and fell 9 yards short of breaking Eric Dickerson's single-season record, but he might never play again for the Vikings after this mess.
"The Commissioner has broad discretion to impose appropriate discipline for violations of the personal conduct policy,Wholesale Jerseys, and his recent pronouncements simply reflect his current thinking on domestic violence and other incidents involving physical force," Henderson wrote.
But Henderson concluded Peterson was not retaliated against for not going to meet with Goodell.
A recording and a transcript of what Vincent told Peterson was presented by the NFLPA to Henderson, who oversaw a hearing on Dec. 2. Peterson attended that and listened via telephone as the hearing continued on Dec. 4,Cheap NFL Jerseys Online, when Vincent was questioned.
The three-time Associated Press All-Pro pick and six-time Pro Bowl selection has a contract that runs through 2017, but that's not guaranteed like the other major sports. The Vikings could release him before next season and owe him nothing, taking only a $2.4 million hit on their 2015 salary cap.
Still, Henderson sided with Goodell in his written reprimand of Peterson's purported lack of remorse.
The Vikings declined to comment.
The NFL Players Association called Henderson's objectivity into question.
That means Peterson, though he avoided jail time and a fe
