
“Nike in no way condones child abuse or domestic violence of any kind and has shared our concerns with the NFL. We have suspended our contract with Adrian Peterson.”
When the allegations were first released last week, Nike maintained that they would keep an eye on the situation. With their new stance, Nike will not be paying Peterson under the terms of his endorsement deal.
Earlier in the week, Radisson pulled their sponsorship without plans to reinstate them in the forseeable future. Anheuser-Busch has also been keeping an eye on the recent distrubances and issued a letter to the league voicing their concern.
Little by little corporations are disassociating themselves with the NFL.