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http://www.bbc.com/sport/0/american-football/30101087
Minnesota Vikings player Adrian Peterson has been suspended for the rest of the NFL season without pay.
Earlier this month, the running back pleaded no contest to the misdemeanour charge of recklessly assaulting his four-year-old son.
In a statement, the NFL said Peterson, 29, will not be considered for reinstatement before 15 April for violating its personal conduct policy.
The lack of action by the FL/FA and PFA over recent player indiscretions (or worse, eg Ched Evans) seems to suggest that our sport's governing bodies have no policy when it comes to sanctioning players for "off-pitch" activities.
Should they? Should players have to agree to behaviour off-pitch (as role models) and be whiter than white or face sanctions?
Is this a matter for clubs to manage? Or, because they have too much of a vested interest in turning a blind eye, should this be controlled at a sport level?
How much is too much intrusion into a player's private life?
Minnesota Vikings player Adrian Peterson has been suspended for the rest of the NFL season without pay.
Earlier this month, the running back pleaded no contest to the misdemeanour charge of recklessly assaulting his four-year-old son.
In a statement, the NFL said Peterson, 29, will not be considered for reinstatement before 15 April for violating its personal conduct policy.
The lack of action by the FL/FA and PFA over recent player indiscretions (or worse, eg Ched Evans) seems to suggest that our sport's governing bodies have no policy when it comes to sanctioning players for "off-pitch" activities.
Should they? Should players have to agree to behaviour off-pitch (as role models) and be whiter than white or face sanctions?
Is this a matter for clubs to manage? Or, because they have too much of a vested interest in turning a blind eye, should this be controlled at a sport level?
How much is too much intrusion into a player's private life?
