Has the NFL Ever Gotten Off to a Worse Start?

Ray Rice, Adrian Peterson cases fuel nightmares for the league's brand

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It's only the second week for the sports media powerhouse that is the National Football League, but pro football has already topped headlines for all the wrong reasons.

On Friday afternoon, TMZ reported that Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson was indicted for reckless or negligent injury to a child. Child Protective Services also confirmed to the online outlet that it was currently investigating the athlete. The case is especially disturbing, considering that another one of Peterson's children was beaten to death by his mother's boyfriend last year. 

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