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Transcript for Adrian Peterson: 'I Am Not a Perfect Parent'
The Minnesota Vikings and -- allow star player Adrian Peterson to play football despite criminal charges of child abuse. This is a difficult path to navigate. Regarding the judgment of how -- parent disciplines his child. We're something like this them here just -- -- that good it's good student. I'm glad he's back and will support him. The running bad booked for allegedly hitting his four year old son with a branch. Peterson's lawyer calling it disciplined prosecutors calling it excessive a grand jury determined that that does that moment not reasonable. But the vikings same -- allow the legal process to play out before taking Peterson off the field again. Yet another NFL star player has been sidelined Carolina Panthers defensive end Greg Hardy was seen uniform and ready to play Sunday but just before kick off he was pulled from the game. -- convicted of assaulting his girlfriend in July. After a neighbor called 911. Here -- -- now. And Baltimore Ravens running back green rice caught on video striking his future wife in Atlantic City casino. Is expected to appeal the league's decision to indefinitely suspend him. That decision by commissioner Roger Goodell coming only after his video went public. There's a perception that the league doesn't care. And in the face of such criticism Roger Goodell has created a new position for the NFL vice president of social responsibility. That position will be filled by a woman who will oversee the league's response to domestic violence and sexual assaults. Caroline -- fellow ABC news New York.
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