Adrian Peterson made national news Tuesday, but it wasn’t for an award he had won or an appearance he was making to benefit a charity. It was the result of unfortunate comments he made to Yahoo! Sports, comparing playing football in the NFL to slavery.
In an interview with Yahoo! Sports, Peterson was asked about the ongoing work stoppage between the NFL and players. It was at that point that Peterson made the unfortunate comparison.
“It’s modern-day slavery, you know?” Peterson said. “People kind of laugh at that, but there are people working at regular jobs who get treated the same way, too. With all the money, the owners are trying to get a different (higher) percentage and bring in more money. I understand that. These are business-minded people. Of course, this is what they are going to want to do. I understand that. It’s how they got to where they are now. But, as players, we have to stand our ground and say, ‘Hey! Without us, there’s no football.’
“There are so many different perspectives from different players and obviously we’re not all on the same page. I don’t know. I don’t really see this going where we’ll be without football for a long time. There’s too much money lost for the owners. Eventually, I feel that we’ll get something done.”
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