MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell’s letter to Adrian Peterson last year spelled out the reasons for his suspension and the conditions for his reinstatement in cold, unsympathetic terms.
The league boss sounded much warmer toward the Vikings running back on Sunday, with Peterson resettled in Minnesota following the child abuse case that kept him out for almost all of last season.
“He’s an extraordinary player and a wonderful young man,” Goodell said. “I was very impressed with all my meetings with Adrian. He’s an individual that took it seriously and said, ‘I want to be better.