Adrian Peterson Seeking Plea Deal In Child Abuse Case: REPORTS

REPORT: Adrian Peterson Seeking Plea Deal In Child Abuse Case

Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has reached a plea deal in a child injury case that could enable him to avoid jail time, according to ESPN. The 2012 NFL MVP was indicted by a grand jury in September on charges of reckless or negligent injury to a child.

Citing an unnamed source, Michelle Steele of ESPN reported that Peterson will enter a plea Tuesday to a lesser charge than the felony child-abuse charge he is facing in the case in Texas involving a four-year-old son. Also citing an unnamed source, Mike Florio of ProFootballTalk reported that Peterson will plead no contest to one count of misdemeanor reckless assault.

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The deal can be accepted or rejected by Judge Kelly Case at a hearing scheduled for Tuesday afternoon in Conroe, Texas, reported the St. Paul Pioneer Press.

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