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Off-field issues involving Peterson and running back Ray Rice have overshadowed the start of the NFL season. The NFL Players Association is appealing the suspension of Rice, a former Baltimore Ravens running back, after new video emerged showing a February domestic violence incident involving Rice and his then-fiancee.

Anheuser-Busch, the NFL’s official beer sponsor, issued a statement Tuesday expressing disappointment in recent league controversy.

“We are disappointed and increasingly concerned by the recent incidents that have overshadowed this NFL season,” Anheuser-Busch wrote in its statement. “We are not yet satisfied with the league's handling of behaviors that so clearly go against our own company culture and moral code. We have shared our concerns and expectations with the league.”

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