--- title: Adrian Peterson Reinstated After Judge Overturns NFL Suspension description: The decision would result in Peterson's reinstatement until at least April 15 canonical: https://time.com/3724498/adrian-peterson-suspension-overturned/ author: Sports Illustrated article:opinion: false article:content_tier: free article:published_time: 2015-02-26T19:02:29.000Z article:modified_time: 2026-02-22T04:45:28.672Z article:section: Sports og:title: Adrian Peterson Reinstated After Judge Overturns NFL Suspension og:description: The decision would result in Peterson's reinstatement until at least April 15 og:url: https://time.com/3724498/adrian-peterson-suspension-overturned/ og:site_name: TIME og:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbb5a37e3fe0fa626/698781335f570f6374b157c1/ap30637579269-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 og:image:width: 1200 og:image:height: 675 og:image:alt: Minnesota Vikings' Adrian Peterson arrives for a hearing for the appeal of his suspension in New York on Dec. 2, 2014. og:type: article twitter:card: summary_large_image twitter:title: Adrian Peterson Reinstated After Judge Overturns NFL Suspension twitter:description: The decision would result in Peterson's reinstatement until at least April 15 twitter:image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbb5a37e3fe0fa626/698781335f570f6374b157c1/ap30637579269-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  # Adrian Peterson Can Return to NFL After Suspension Overturned > Sponsored content. 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Minnesota Vikings' Adrian Peterson arrives for a hearing for the appeal of his suspension in New York on Dec. 2, 2014.Seth Wenig—AP by [Dan Gartland / Sports Illustrated](https://time.com/author/sports-illustrated/) ## Dan Gartland / Sports Illustrated Feb 26, 2015 7:02 PM UTC Minnesota [Vikings](http://www.si.com/nfl/team/minnesota-vikings) running back [Adrian Peterson](http://www.si.com/nfl/player/adrian-peterson)‘s suspension has been [overturned](http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000474256/article/adrian-peterson-suspension-overturned-by-us-district-judge?campaign=Twitter%5Fatn) by a judge. In December, the NFL Players Association [filed](http://www.si.com/nfl/2014/12/15/adrian-peterson-lawsuit-nfl) a 75-page lawsuit on Peterson’s behalf against the NFL in U.S. District Court in an attempt to get the suspension overturned. Judge David S. Doty [heard arguments in the case](http://www.si.com/nfl/2015/02/06/minnesota-vikings-adrian-peterson-nflpa-nfl-court-battle) on Feb. 6. The NFL can appeal Judge Doty’s decision overturning the suspension. The league [said](http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap3000000474256/article/adrian-peterson-suspension-overturned-by-us-district-judge?campaign=Twitter%5Fatn) it would review the ruling. NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith issued a statement on Thursday following the judge’s ruling: --- > “” --- Peterson was suspended indefinitely for the remainder of the NFL season [in November](http://www.si.com/nfl/2014/11/17/minnesota-vikings-adrian-peterson-suspended) after he pleaded no contest to misdemeanor reckless assault for allegedly hitting his four-year-old son with a switch. The plea came after Peterson was [indicted](http://www.si.com/nfl/2014/09/12/adrian-peterson-child-injury-indictment) in Texas on charges of child abuse in September, after which he was placed on the Commissioner’s Exempt List. The running back only played one game in 2014. Peterson appealed the NFL’s indefinite suspension to an arbitrator appointed by commissioner Roger Goodell, but the appeal was [denied on Dec. 12](http://www.si.com/nfl/2014/12/12/adrian-peterson-vikings-loses-appeal-season-suspension). Under the terms of the suspension, Peterson would not be reinstated until at least April 15, at which point he would have been required to petition Goodell for reinstatement. Despite the judge’s ruling, Peterson’s future with the Vikings remains unclear. Though he is under contract for next season, the three-time first-team All-Pro running back [told ESPN](http://www.si.com/nfl/2015/02/19/adrian-peterson-minnesota-vikings-return-unsure) he is “still uneasy” about playing in Minnesota in 2015\. Peterson’s agent [reportedly had a dispute](http://www.si.com/nfl/2015/02/23/minnesota-vikings-adrian-peterson-tensions) with Vikings executive Rob Brzezinski at the NFL combine. _This_ [_article_](http://www.si.com/nfl/2015/02/26/adrian-peterson-suspension-overturned-minnesota-vikings) _originally appeared on_ [_SI.com_](http://www.si.com)_._ ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/3724498/adrian-peterson-suspension-overturned/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/3724498/adrian-peterson-suspension-overturned/"},"headline":"Adrian Peterson Can Return to NFL After Suspension Overturned","datePublished":"2015-02-26T19:02:29.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-22T04:45:28.672Z","description":"But it's not yet clear if he'll return to Minnesota Vikings","url":"https://time.com/3724498/adrian-peterson-suspension-overturned/","keywords":["Football","Adrian Peterson"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbb5a37e3fe0fa626/698781335f570f6374b157c1/ap30637579269-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Dan Gartland / Sports Illustrated"}],"articleSection":"Sports","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/bltbb5a37e3fe0fa626/698781335f570f6374b157c1/ap30637579269-copy.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Minnesota Vikings' Adrian Peterson arrives for a hearing for the appeal of his suspension in New York on Dec. 2, 2014.","caption":"Minnesota Vikings' Adrian Peterson arrives for a hearing for the appeal of his suspension in New York on Dec. 2, 2014.","creditText":"Seth Wenig—AP","representativeOfPage":true}],"publisher":{"@type":"Organization","name":"Time","url":"https://time.com/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://time.com/images/logo.png","width":528,"height":156},"foundingDate":"March 3, 1923","sameAs":["https://www.facebook.com/time","https://www.instagram.com/time/?hl=en","https://twitter.com/time","https://www.pinterest.com/timemagazine"]}},{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"BreadcrumbList","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"item":{"@id":"/section/sports/","name":"Sports"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"item":{"@id":"/tag/football/","name":"Football"}},{"@type":"ListItem","position":3,"item":{"@id":"https://time.com/3724498/adrian-peterson-suspension-overturned/","name":"Adrian Peterson Can Return to NFL After Suspension Overturned"}}]}] ```