Dec 15, 2013; Minneapolis, MN, USA; Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson (28) talks on the sidelines during the first quarter against the Philadelphia Eagles at Mall of America Field at H.H.H. Metrodome. Mandatory Credit: Brace Hemmelgarn-USA TODAY Sports
AUSTIN Texas (Reuters) - Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is scheduled to appear in a Texas court on Tuesday to face a child abuse charge, amid a media report that he has reached a plea deal that would allow him to avoid jail time.
Peterson has been charged with abusing his 4-year-old child by striking him with a thin tree branch as a form of punishment. He is among a handful of National Football League players recently charged, convicted or implicated with domestic abuse in a scandal that has rocked the nation's most popular sport.
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