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 Peterson was in U.S. District Court in Minneapolis as attorneys
for the NFL Players Association and the NFL made their cases to
Judge David Doty, who deferred a ruling until after he considers the
arguments.
The NFLPA is asking Doty to end a suspension the NFL administered in
the wake of Peterson's child-abuse case.
Peterson entered a no-contest plea to a misdemeanor charge of
reckless assault in November, and NFL commissioner Roger Goodell
suspended Peterson, declaring him ineligible to return to the league
until April 15.
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Seattle Seahawks defenders Bruce Irvin and Michael Bennett and New
England Patriots tight ends Rob Gronkowski and Michael Hoomanawanui
were fined by the NFL for their roles in a brawl near the end of the
Super Bowl last Sunday.
 Irvin, who was ejected for being the "instigator," reportedly
received the highest fine: $10,000. The rest were docked $8,268.
Those fines are in addition to an $11,025 penalty meted out earlier
to Seahawks wide receiver Doug Baldwin for an obscene celebration in
the third quarter.
Irvin, Bennett and Gronkowski were fined for "unnecessarily striking
an opponent" and Hoomanawanui was penalized for ripping off an
opponent's helmet.
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Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell will spend 15 months
on probation stemming from his arrest on marijuana possession and
DUI charges.
Bell, 22, entered into a court-mandated program Friday that, if
completed, will result in the charges being dropped from his record.
Bell was arrested on Aug. 20, 2014, in the Pittsburgh suburb of Ross
Township after being pulled over by a police officer. Police found
20 grams of marijuana in the vehicle.
Also arrested in that traffic stop was LeGarrette Blount, Bell's
then-teammate who is now with the New England Patriots. Blount
completed 50 hours of community service in Boston and had his
marijuana charge dropped last week.
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Authorities in Wichita, Kansas, have dropped a drug charge against
Dallas Cowboys running back Joseph Randle, and the mother of
Randle's son has filed a petition for protection from abuse.
Randle, 23, was cited for marijuana possession earlier this week
after police were called to a Wichita hotel to investigate a
domestic disturbance. Police dropped the drug charge, leaving open
the possibility of refiling it once they conclude their
investigation.
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The Seahawks reportedly promoted Kris Richard to be their defensive
coordinator.
Richard has been Seattle's secondary coach since 2010, when he came
to the Seahawks from the University of Southern California along
with coach Pete Carroll. He had been considered the favorite to
replace Dan Quinn, who left to coach the Atlanta Falcons.
According to Alex Rozier of King 5-TV, Carroll told the team about
Richard's promotion after Ken Norton Jr. was named the Oakland
Raiders' defensive coordinator. (Editing by Andrew Both)
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