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Despite child abuse suspension, Adrian Peterson uses belt on son

DALLAS -- Washington Redskins running back Adrian Peterson, who served a one-year suspension in the NFL for child abuse, admitted he still sometimes uses a belt to hit his son.

In a story on Bleacher Report, Peterson said, "I had to discipline my son and spank him the other day with a belt."

He also said he disciplines his kids in various other ways, including having them do wall squats or sitting in timeout or taking away their electronics.

"There's different ways I discipline my kids. I didn't let that change me," Peterson said in the article.