Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson’s appeal of his NFL suspension due to the abuse of his child has been denied and AP is considering a career change. Peterson is planning on filing a lawsuit against the NFL’s disciplinary process and if denied he may not be reinstated into the NFL until April of 2015. During a recent interview with ESPN, Peterson spoke of possibly retiring from the NFL and pursuing a career racing in the Olympics. Peterson had this to say to ESPN,
“I’ve considered retiring from the NFL,” Peterson said. “I still made $8 million dollars this year. I’ve thought about getting back into the real estate (business in Texas) I’m already in. That’s something I’ve been interested in, something I’m involved in. I’ve thought about getting back into that. I’ve thought about going after the Olympics — you only live once. It might be time for me to pursue that, as well. I love playing football, don’t get me wrong, but this situation is deeper than that. For me, it’s like, ‘Why should I continue to be a part of an organization or a business that handles players the way they do? Making money off the field anyway, why not continue to pursue that (Olympic) dream and pursue other dreams and hang up the cleats?'”
According to a person with direct knowledge of the situation, a lawsuit will be filed against the NFL on Peterson’s behalf in federal court in Minnesota as early as Monday. The person spoke to The Associated Press on condition of anonymity because the lawsuit had not yet been filed.
Peterson said he’s interested in competing in the 200- and 400-meter dashes in the Olympics, adding, “I’ve seriously thought about this real hard. I continue to pray about it, but it’s been something that has been heavy, heavy on my heart.”
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