The National Football League’s Minnesota Vikings have reactivated star running back Adrian Peterson after benching him for a game following his indictment for alleged child abuse. Peterson was released on bail in Texas on Saturday following allegations he used a tree branch to beat his four-year-old son. On Monday, Vikings General Manager Rick Spielman defended the team’s decision to allow Peterson back on the field.

Rick Spielman: “We have to respect that there’s a legal process in place. And we have seen everything that’s in the file. I will not get into any detail, just because I hope that you can respect that the legal process is going to take its course. And everything and all the information that we’ve been able to gather as of today, this is the decision we felt was best. There’s protocol in place on how we report everything. So we reported to NFL. They were aware of the situation. But the decision based on having Adrian inactive this weekend was from our organization, and the decision based going forward as of today is our organization’s decision.”

The Vikings’ decision to reactive Peterson came just as it emerged he was investigated for abusing another one of his sons last year. No charges were filed in the case. The news comes as the NFL faces scrutiny over its lax treatment of abuse cases involving players and their partners. We’ll have more on the NFL later in the broadcast.