Vikings cornerback Captain Munnerlyn expressed his disapproval with the team's decision to place running back Adrian Peterson on the commissioner's exempt list at 12:47 a.m. on Wednesday. Munnerlyn, who grew up in Mobile, Ala., didn't see anything wrong with Peterson using a switch to discipline his 4-year-old son.

"Growing up my mom, she disciplined me the same way," Munnerlyn said. "And I'd say it got me to this point now. I'm in the NFL, and I know how to behave. I really didn't see the big deal. People are blowing it out of proportion with all this, and all that. At the end of the day, we came here to win a football game. I think for Adrian, the best thing for him to do is play football to let out some frustration and be himself."

Peterson, who grew up in Palestine, Texas, was charged one count of injury to a child in Montgomery County (Texas) last weekend as a result of the punishment. Munnerlyn's comments echoed those of fullback Jerome Felton, who was raised in Madisonville, Tenn., about how they felt Peterson's actions was an acceptable form of discipline growing up in the South.

"If Adrian wasn't in the limelight, I don't think this would be coming up at all because you raise your kids how you raise your kids," Munnerlyn said. "They're your kids."

When asked if he looked at the alleged photos after Peterson "whooped" the child with a switch, Munnerlyn said, "No I really didn't look into it. Growing up, that was nothing. My mom, she always welted me up and things like that. In my culture, that's how I was raised; and my mom, that's how she raised her kids."

Peterson was issued an arrest warrant on Friday, which prompted the team to deactivate him for the Vikings' 30-7 loss to the Patriots at TCF Bank Stadium on Sunday. He was booked and released on bail Saturday morning in Montgomery County. The Vikings decided to reinstate Peterson on Monday but reversed course after backlash from the public and their sponsors over the last two days.

"He hasn't been convicted of nothing," Munnerlyn said. "All these allegations of this, and that, the pictures out, but he hasn't been convicted of nothing. In crimes, you're innocent until you're convicted guilty. I don't think he's guilty of nothing yet. I really think he should be able to play football. I really don't get it. At the end of the day, I know they came up with the decision, but I'm just going to stick to playing football and doing what I know."