Adrian Peterson is expressed regret and speaking out — he says he’s a changed man and vows to never hit any of his children with a switch again. He also had an interesting comment about Ray Rice.
Check out what he had to say in an exclusive interview with USA Today Sports…
Via ESPN:
“I won’t ever use a switch again,” Peterson told USA Today Sports in his first extensive public remarks since being indicted for reckless or negligent injury to a child. “There’s different situations where a child needs to be disciplined as far as timeout, taking their toys away, making them take a nap. There’s so many different ways to discipline your kids.”
Peterson, in the interview, said his focus now is on improving his relationship with his son and proving to others that Goodell’s opinion is wrong.
“No one knows how I felt when I turned my child around after spanking him and seeing what I had left on his leg,” Peterson said. “No one knows that Dad sat there and apologized to him, hugged him and told him that I didn’t mean to do this to you and how sorry I was.
“I love my son. I love my kids, my family. Like I said, after I took the misdemeanor plea, I take full responsibility for my actions. I regret the situation. I love my son more than any one of you could even imagine.”
He also said fans shouldn’t put him in the same category as former Baltimore Ravens running back Ray Rice, who remains out of the league after video surfaced showing him punching his then-fiancee in a hotel elevator.
“I take full responsibility because I spanked my child. And no matter what my intentions were, I end up leaving those marks on his legs,” Peterson said. “That’s the bottom line.
“That’s not what I tried to do, but that’s what ended up happening. Don’t put me in the same [category as Rice].”
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