The Minnesota Vikings came to the decision to place running back Adrian Peterson on the exempt list early Wednesday morning to keep him away from all team activities until the resolution of his legal issues.
However, not all members of the Vikings organization seem to understand the move.
Minnesota cornerback Captain Munnerlyn disagrees with the decision and believes that Peterson should still be allowed to play with the team.
“I think he should be able to play football. I really don’t get it,” Munnerlyn said, via Chris Tomasson of the St. Paul Pioneer Press. “And at the end of the day I know they came up with the decision, but I really don’t get it.”
Munnerlyn said he received similar treatment as a child as to what Peterson did to cause injuries to his 4-year old son. He doesn’t see anything wrong with that style of discipline being levied by a parent and believes that Peterson is being treated unfairly.
“If Adrian wasn’t in the limelight I don’t think this would be coming up at all because you raise your kids how you raise your kids,” Munnerlyn said. “I think Adrian is a great guy, great dude, great father, great football player, and I just think the way he’s been treated is unfair.
Munnerlyn said Peterson hasn’t been convicted of anything and he supports Peterson and everything he did.
Regardless of Munnerlyn’s thoughts, Peterson still won’t be playing for the Vikings any time soon.
