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Minnesota Vikings wide running back Adrian Peterson was cleared to play this Sunday at New Orleans, after visible injuries to his son resulted in an indictment in his home state of Texas.

In an statement he released via Twitter, Peterson says while he can’t comment on specifics, he never meant to hurt the 4-year-old son at the center of the controversy.

Peterson wrote:

“My attorney has asked me not to discuss the facts of my pending case. I hope you can respect that request and help me honor it. I very much want the public to hear from me but I understand that it is not appropriate to talk about the facts in detail at this time. Nevertheless, I want everyone to understand how sorry I feel about the hurt I have brought to my child.

I never wanted to be a distraction to the Vikings organization, the Minnesota community or to my teammates. I never imagined being in a position where the world is judging my parenting skills or calling me a child abuser because of the discipline I administered to my son.

I voluntarily appeared before the grand jury several weeks ago to answer any and all questions they had. Before my grand jury appearance, I was interviewed by two different police agencies without an attorney. In each of these interviews I have said the same thing, and that is that I never ever intended to harm my son. I will say the same thing once I have my day in court.

 

Source Blackamericaweb.com