Legal Opinion
National Football League Players Ass'n v. National Football League
Court of Appeals for the Eighth Circuit
Decided August 4, 2016No. 15-1438PublishedCited by 7 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
COLLOTON, Circuit Judge.
During the 2014 football season, National Football League Commissioner Roger Goodell suspended Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson indefinitely for “conduct detrimental to ... the game of professional football,” and fined Peterson a sum equivalent to six games’ pay. Peterson’s suspension stemmed from his plea of nolo contendere in November 2014 to a charge of misdemeanor reckless assault on one of his children. Peterson appealed his discipline to an arbitrator, who affirmed the suspension and fine.
Peterson petitioned the district court to vacate the…
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