Child Abuser Adrian Peterson Will 'Never Use A Switch Again' Wants 'Fresh Start Somewhere Else'; NFL Appeal Decision For Minnesota Viking Running Back To Be Handed Down [LISTEN]

Suspended Minnesota Vikings superstar Adrian Peterson has shown that he's feeling remorse for the disciplining of his four-year-old son that saw him banned from the NFL for the rest of the season, saying he will "never use a switch again". He also revealed that he might not be headed back to the team that drafted him seventh overall in 2007, saying "Maybe it's best for me to get a fresh start somewhere else," in an interview with USA Today. 

The extensive interview with USA Today's Tom Pelissero reveals a Peterson - who hasn't spoken to his son in five months - is both remorseful and angry at the league's process for dealing with his situation. 

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell said in a statement released on Tuesday that part of the reason for the remainder-of-the-season ban was "you have shown no meaningful remorse for your conduct".

Peterson's response to that via USA Today was "Ultimately, I know I'll have my opportunity to sit down with Roger face to face, and I'll be able to say a lot of the same things that I've said to you. Don't say that I'm not remorseful, because in my statement, I showed that I was remorseful. I regretted everything that took place. I love my child, more than anyone could ever imagine."

"No one knows how I felt when I turned my child around after spanking him and seeing what I had left on his leg," Peterson said to Tom Pelissero. "No one knows that Dad sat there and apologized to him, hugged him and told him that I didn't mean to do this to you and how sorry I was."

Peterson - who has six kids with six different women - added in the interview "I love my son. I love my kids, my family. Like I said, after I took the misdemeanor plea, I take full responsibility for my actions. I regret the situation. I love my son more than any one of you could even imagine."

Interviewer Pelissero then told ESPN that Peterson was "frustrated with the process, particularly on the NFL end", and that the running back was "disappointed" and "angry at the way certain people have turned their backs on him and some things that he was hearing from fans who used to tell him how great he was". Mainly, however, Pelissero maintains that Peterson was adamant that he knew he was in the wrong, reportedly saying over and over that "i know this is my fault." You can listen to that interview below. 

As for whether the running back could see himself returning to the Minnesota Vikings once his appeal is either heard and the decision overturned, or he serves his suspension, Peterson said in the USA Today piece  "I would love to go back and play in Minnesota to get a feel and just see if my family still feels comfortable there. But if there's word out that hey, they might release me, then so be it. I would feel good knowing that I've given everything I had in me."

"I know who loves me," he continued. "The coaches and the players, it's not going to be a problem. I've felt so much support from those guys. The organization, I know there's people in the organization that support me and there's people that I know internally that has not been supporting me."

"Maybe it's best for me to get a fresh start somewhere else."

As this Peterson situation plays out and we wait for the NFL to hear his appeal, what do you think should happen with the superstar running back? Should the Vikings welcome him back next year, or look to trade him? Should the NFL repeal the suspension?