Charles Barkley and Boomer Esiaison weigh in on Adrian Peterson using a switch to spank his 4 year old son. Heres the coverage CNN, MSNBC and FOX .\rbr\rbrOn the heels of the Ray Rice scandal, the National Football League has been rocked by yet another controversy - this time involving the winner of the 2012 NFL .\rbr\rbrAdrian Peterson faces felony charges for spanking his child - was it child abuse or discipline, attorney AnneElise Goetz analyzes the case. Additionally, we .\rbr\rbrNFL superstar Adrian Peterson has been painted with the ugly brush of violence and child abuse after he spanked his son with a switch earlier in the week.