Adrian Peterson is going to Play this weekend why?

On August 28th Roger Goodell stood in front of the gathered media and admitted he made a mistake. He didn’t take seriously (enough) a woman getting punch unconscious in an elevator. He said he and his league would do better.

Now 3 weeks later he has a chance to do better…...but will he.

If he does (do better) it means he will take the best running back in the NFL and sit him down for beating his 4 year old child.

The Minnesota Vikings did sit Adrian Peterson for one game. They hoped that would be enough to shut everyone up. They hoped the media would nod in approval and move onto other things.

Yesterday they reinstated Peterson and he is expected to play this Sunday. Their excuse is the legal process needs to be completed before more NFL punishment is administered.

But why?

There is no dispute Adrian Peterson beat his 4 year old with a tree branch. He has admitted he did it. The discrepancy is whether beating a 4 year old (with a tree branch) is an acceptable punishment, or a crime.

The 4 year olds mother looked at the bruises on the boys, arms, legs, butt, and decided he needed to go to a doctor.

The doctor looked at the 4 olds injuries and decided Child Protective Services needed to be called.

Child protective services looked at the injuries and decided the Police Department needed to be called.

The Police department looked at the injuries and decided the Prosecutor needed to be notified.

The prosecutor looked at the injuries and decided a Grand Jury needed to be formed.

The Grand Jury looked at the injuries and decided an indictment was in order.

Everyone who has looked at this beaten 4 year old concluded the exact same thing. Everyone except the Minnesota Vikings and Roger Goodell that is.

The whole world watched Roger on August 28th promise to do the right thing. The whole world is Watching Roger today and waiting for it to happen.