Vikings owner on Peterson: 'We made a mistake and we needed to get this right'

Following the move to place running back Adrian Peterson on the NFL's exempt list, effectively deactivating him indefinitely until his legal proceedings are resolved, Minnesota Vikings ownership met with the media Wednesday to discuss the decision.

Team owner Zygi Wilf stressed the move was made to correct a mistake in reinstating Peterson after missing only one game:

The Vikings' decision to announce the move when they did, early Wednesday morning, had many questioning the team's reasoning. Vikings co-owner Mark Wilf again stressed it was about getting it right:

"It's never too late to get it right," Wilf later added.

Here are more of Mark Wilf's comments, and the message was loud and clear: the Vikings erred. 

Like my brother (Zygi Wolf) said, 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. And we made a mistake. And the main thing is we're getting it right and that's how we came to this decision.

We appreciate our fans, men and women alike, our sponsors, and the community. We hear their input. In the end, we as ownership, as a franchise, had to make sure that our reputation and the team was moving in the right direction. We made a mistake and are doing the right thing.

Again, our focus is to get this right, and we support Adrian ... he has to get his personal life right and get things right.

Our intent is to make sure this is right. I want to reiterate: we take very seriously these types of things, especially when we're talking about children. We have a long-standing record of being very supporting of children and youth and this is something we take very seriously. We're going to work on improving in those areas. 

Rusty Hardin, Peterson's agent, also released a statement Wednesday, via Adam Schefter:

Adrian wants to continue his work in the NFL and contribute to his team and community. In order to do so, he is prepared to resolve this matter in the appropriate legal forum rather than the court of public opinion. I have spent my entire career asking people to wait until all the facts are in, and I’m doing so again today. Ultimately, it will be up to a judge and jury to decide this case, which is the way it should be. Ours is the greatest legal system in the world, and Adrian is confident that a just result will emerge once all the facts are presented.