The new orlean saints QB was arrested last night for domestic violence
Thirty-three NFL players were arrested on suspicion of domestic abuse, battery, assault, and murder between January 1, 2012, and September 17, 2014. At least fifteen of those athletes have been arrested for assaulting women in the past two calendar years.
The NFL player arrests database from USA Today served as the foundation for the investigation. A statistical analysis of the relative incidence of domestic violence among NFL players has been conducted by FiveThirtyEight.com.
The team on the list is the one the player was playing for at the time of his arrest. These particulars are provided for every instance in which a resolution could be identified.
Jonathan Dwyer, a running back with the Arizona Cardinals
Dwyer was allegedly detained on September 17 for abusing his wife at home. The fight was said to be “from awhile ago.” It is said that she kept the documentation of her wounds.
Adrian Peterson, a running back for the Minnesota Vikings
Peterson was charged with felony child injury on September 13 after disciplining his four-year-old son by striking him with a tree branch. Peterson turned himself up early on Saturday morning. Following the payment of a $15,000 bond, he was freed.
The Vikings deactivated Peterson prior to their Sunday loss to the New England Patriots. According to a statement issued by the Vikings on Monday, Peterson would practice this week and is anticipated to play on Sunday against the New Orleans Saints. Rick Spielman, general manager of the Vikings, stated on Monday that the team believed Peterson was “disciplining a child” at the time of the incident.
In a statement later that day, Peterson declared, “I am, without a doubt, not a child abuser.”
The Vikings placed Peterson on the Commissioner’s Exempt list on September 17. The Vikings reaffirmed that Peterson would not be allowed to return to the team until the legal proceedings were completed. It is anticipated that the trial will not begin until 2015.
