Adrian Peterson was deactivated by the Minnesota Vikings for Sunday's game against the New England Patriots as the franchise considers how to deal with his charges on reckless or negligent injury to a child.

"Friday night was the first we heard of the formal allegations against Adrian Peterson, and we decided, as an organization, that to deactivate him this weekend was in the best interest of everybody concerned," Vikings' GM Rick Spielman told ESPN's Sal Paolantonio. "We are, as an organization, still in the process of gathering information, and at the end of the weekend we will discuss what we will do going forward.

"You don't want to make any knee-jerk reactions. All options are on the table. You can't take any options off the table because we're still gathering information."

An announcement or decision on Peterson's future could come as early as Monday, according to a league source.

On Saturday, the NFL told ESPN.com it would review Peterson's case under the league's personal conduct policy.