In response to Adrian Peterson's separation from the Minnesota Vikingsin the middle of his child-abuse investigation, owner Zygi Wilf and the management team could not have been more blunt."We made a mistake, and we needed to JJ Watt Jersey get it right,'' Wilf told a Wednesday pre s conference at the Vikings headquarters.MORE: Vikings bo s to feel bad for is Mike Zimmer | Hardy expected to get same treatment | Peterson can still be traded Wilf spoke for just over a minute and a half and took no questions, but the officials who did take questions Wilf's brother and co-owner Mark Wilf, general manager Rick Spielman and vice president of legal affairsKevin Warren repeated that theme over and over.Peterson was placed on the exempt commi sioner's list in a surprise move in the wee hours of Wednesday morning,the second sharp change of direction the franchise has made with Peterson since Friday. They went from de-activatinghim for the next game, to reinstating him with a strong statement of support on Monday, to the rarely-seen move they tried to explain later in the day.The Vikings "initiated" the move to get Peterson off the active roster and away from the team, with pay, Warren said. Mark Wilf was evasive about why it was made in the middle of the night, saying that what was important for Peterson and the Vikings was "to get it right Will Fuller V Jersey when we got it right.""It's never too late to get it right,'' he added, "and the fact that we're getting it right now is best for all parties concerned."Spielman, meanwhile, would not say whether Peterson would either play again for the Vikings this season, or ever again. Spielman said that the progre s of Peterson's court case in Texas would determine when they would decide whether he would return to the team before the season's over. Currently, his next court date is in November, with prosecutors indicating that a trial might not begin until 2015.Spielman and head coach Mark Zimmer,who spoke to reporters after the management team,both said they had spoken to Peterson Andre Johnson Jersey last night and today, but neither revealed what was said.Zimmer also said he spoke to the players in the morning. The 1-1 Vikings play in New Orleans Sunday. "Our preparation is really on the Saints now,'' he said of the team's concentration with the Peterson cloud hanging over it. "It's kind of like football players - if you have a bad play, forget about it and go on to the next one, and that's kind of what we're doing now."The Vikings said they considered all the other options with Peterson - including releasing him and suspending him for the maximum of four games allowed by the labor agreement. "We felt after we reviewed everything, this was the best po sible solution,'' Spielman said.While Mark Wilf denied that the team was pre sured to act by either the NFL or the sponsors who were either breaking ties or threatening to do so ("Absolutely not, this is our decision 100 percent"), he did cite the sponsors often: "We value our partners, our sponsors, the community and especially our fans, and in the end, it really is about getting it right, and that's what we wanted to do here.''Zygi Wilf made sure to point that out in his brief statement as Sio Moore Jersey well."We embrace our role in thecommunity and the responsibilities that gowith it,,'' he said. "It is important to always listen to our fans, the community and our sponsors. Our goal is to always make the decision we feel is right for the Minnesota Vikings."And to be clear, we have a strong stance regarding the protection and welfare of children,'' he said, "and we want to make sure we get this right."
