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NFLPA unhappy with selection of Harold Henderson in Adrian Peterson's appeal

Bruce Kluckhohn-USA TODAY Sports / Reuters

The NFLPA is unhappy about the selection of Harold Henderson to hear Adrian Peterson's case for reinstatement.

Henderson was the NFL's former executive vice president for labor relations for 16 seasons before retiring in 2012. 

NFL commissioner Roger Goodell has the jurisdiction to preside over the hearing under Article 46 of the NFL's collective bargaining agreement, but passed it off to Henderson.

"To position a league lawyer as quote-unquote 'neutral' when he has to decide between inconsistent statements by league officials, the credibility of Troy Vincent and the unilateral actions of his boss can only be described as hubris," NFLPA executive director DeMaurice Smith said Friday to USA TODAY's Tom Pelissero.

The NFLPA appealed Peterson's suspension Thursday and was strictly against Goodell having a role in the hearing.

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