Delayed Impact: Adrian Peterson’s Arrest Will Not Affect the Minnesota Vikings

July 7, 2012   ·   Andrew Garda   ·   Jump to comments

As of right now, we really have no clear picture of what went down last night between Vikings running back Adrian Peterson, an off-duty Houston Police officer working as a bouncer and Houston police.
What we can do is take a look at the long-term issues which might result based on each potential scenario.
The reality is, though, that unless Peterson did something very out of character and even worse than we've seen on TMZ or Pro Football Talk, he shouldn't face suspension. At the very worst, he might end up in the Drug Treatment Program and that will be that.
(On a side note, when we're looking at TMZ and PFT for most of the news on things, maybe it's time to consider the Mayans were onto something by predicting the world ending in 2012.)
The reason is quite simple, and frankly one of the reasons many have leaped to conclusions on Twitter and elsewhere in regards to what really happened: Peterson is by all reports one of the most polite and friendly players out ther...

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