Peterson Suspension Ruling Appealed by NFL — bleacherreport.com

The National Football League filed a formal appeal in an Eighth Circuit court as part of its attempt to halt the immediate reinstatement of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson on Thursday. Mike Garafolo of Fox Sports received a statement from the league: NFL statement on Adrian Peterson pic.twitter.com/rX8NjcWBRG U.S. District Judge David Doty overruled a previous decision by NFL arbitrator Harold Henderson on Thursday, immediately freeing Peterson of his league-mandated suspension. Under terms of his initial suspension, Peterson would not have been eligible to play for the Vikings or any other franchise until April 15—long after the free-agency period began.

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