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"&lt;p&gt;&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A tentative trial date for the week of Dec. 1 was set in the case of Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson&amp;nbsp;to answer charges of reckless or negligent injury to a child after authorities said he hit his 4-year-old son with a switch.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Peterson appeared in a Montgomery County, Texas&amp;nbsp;courtroom with his attorneys, his wife and parents on Wednesday, but did not enter a plea.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;Peterson, 29, faces up to two years in prison and a $10,000 fine if convicted on the charges. Peterson has said he did not intend to injure the child.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;That trial date is not set in stone and can be heard at an earlier date depending on the court's docket. The Montgomery County District Attorney's office said they might a file motion to recuse the judge. If so, that trial would occur in November.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The attorneys in the case agreed that Peterson is not to have any contact with the child until the case is complete.\r\n\r\n\r\n\t&lt;strong&gt;Vikings' Adrian Peterson disputes newspaper article claims&lt;/strong&gt;\r\n\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;One of Peterson\u2019s attorneys, Rusty Hardin, said that he was hoping to get a trial as soon as possible so Peterson can resume his playing career, possibly with the trial starting the week before Thanksgiving.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;\"He just keeps getting hammered without the ability to respond,\" and is \"chomping at the bit to publicly talk,\" Hardin said about the media reports regarding Peterson.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;The running back has not played since Week 1, and was deactivated him for the team's Week 2 matchup against the New Orleans Saints after news of the allegations were made public.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;A week later, the team banned him from all team activities by placing him on the exempt/commissioner's permission list until his court case is resolved. Peterson will continue to collect his $11.75 million salary this season while he is inactive.\r\n\r\n&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;- &lt;em&gt;Scooby Axson&lt;/em&gt;\r\n&lt;/p&gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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