Adrian Peterson

The NFL announced Tuesday morning that Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson will be suspended for at least the rest of the year, without pay, for violations of the league’s personal conduct policy. Peterson will not be considered for reinstatement before April 15, 2015.

The Minnesota Vikings have placed Adrian Peterson on the Exempt/Commissioner's Permission list, which will require the star running back to abstain from team activities during the duration of his child-abuse case. The Vikings announced this decision early Wednesday morning.

NBA Hall of Famer and CBS Sports analyst Charles Barkley joined the list of prominent sports fgures chiming in on Adrian Peterson's child abuse arrest – this time, defending the Minnesota Vikings running back.