( CNN ) -- The bad news kept piling on the National Football League on Wednesday with the arrest of an Arizona Cardinals player . Police in Phoenix arrested Jonathan Dwyer after practice on multiple allegations of felony assault . It was the latest public relations blow for the most popular sports league in America , which has been the subject of public scorn and scrutiny after half a dozen players recently got into trouble or were disciplined . Here is a quick look at those players and their travails . Adrian Peterson . One of the top players in the NFL , he left the Minnesota Vikings on Wednesday to deal with child abuse accusations in Texas . Peterson had been deactivated by the Vikings and missed Sunday 's game , then reactivated Monday . But the team said it needed to correct its mistake and deactivated him again . Peterson then took a leave of absence and NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell placed him on the exempt list , which gives the team the opportunity to continue to pay him while he deals with his legal issues . At no point has Peterson been suspended . Greg Hardy . The Carolina Panthers ' defensive star also took a leave of absence because of legal troubles . As with Peterson , Hardy will be paid while he is away from the team . Hardy was convicted by a judge in July on misdemeanor assault charges . He asked for a new trial in front of a jury , which is scheduled for mid-November . Hardy played one game then was deactivated as the outrage against the NFL grew over how it was dealing with domestic violence issues . He has proclaimed his innocence of the charges , which were filed after police said he assaulted his then-girlfriend and threatened to kill her . He was sentenced to 18 months probation and a 60-day suspended . Jonathan Dwyer . The most recent player to be arrested , the running back is alleged to have assaulted a 27-year-old woman and an 18-month-old child . A Phoenix police spokesman , Sgt . Trent Crump , said it would be reckless to identify the victims . Dwyer , 25 , was spending Wednesday night in the Maricopa County jail and the Arizona Cardinals deactivated him . He wo n't be able to take part in any team activities , if he is released from jail . Crump said two incidents were reported by neighbors in July . The woman did n't allege any violence until last week when she called from another state , where she had moved with the child . The most serious of six charges were three counts of assault , one of which caused a fracture . Dwyer was being held in the Maricopa County Jail and could n't comment . CNN 's attempt to reach his agent was unsuccessful . Ray Rice . The running back without a team is appealing his indefinite suspension by the league . While Rice has called punching his future wife in the head and knocking her out `` inexcusable , '' he is seeking to have the opportunity to play in the NFL again . The players ' union has complained that Rice did n't receive due process from Goodell , who suspended him in June to a two-game ban , then increased the penalty to an indefinite suspension . That came earlier this month after TMZ Sports posted a video that showed the punch . Rice was three days away from completing the original suspension when the indefinite ban was handed down and when the Baltimore Ravens terminated his contract . Ray McDonald . Three days after Goodell created a new NFL policy against domestic violence on August 28 , San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Ray McDonald was arrested on an accusation of felony domestic violence . The new policy imposes a minimum six-game unpaid ban for first-time offenders and up to a lifetime ban for second-time offenders . No charges have been filed in the incident involving McDonald . Neither the team nor the league has levied any discipline in the case and the starter at left defensive tackle played the first two games of the season . Quincy Enunwa . The Jets practice squad player 's arrest went practically overlooked outside of the New York area . According to USA Today 's `` NFL Players Arrests '' tracker , he was arrested September 4 . Enunwa was charged with simple assault after a woman told police he pulled her off a bed at a hotel , causing her a head injury , ESPNNewYork.com reported . He pleaded not guilty , ESPN said , adding that the player was still practicing with the team .
The National Football League has seen several of its players appear in mug shots . In the case of former New York Giants defensive end Justin Tuck, he was arrested for driving under the influence and resisting arrest after a traffic stop on July 26, 2012. The day also brought another arrest in a new domestic violence investigation .