(CBS SPORTS) - Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson has been indicted in Texas for "reckless or negligent injury to a child," according to the Fox affiliate in Houston. The indictment was made in Montgomery County.
Child Protective Services confirms to TMZ that they are working on a case involving Peterson and an 11-year-old boy.
More from TMZ: "Sources connected to Peterson tell us (that) the alleged victim is a male child from Minnesota who was visiting (Peterson) back in May at the running back's Texas home. We're told the child returned home to his mother in Minnesota who noticed injuries and took the child to a doctor. A short time later, the doctor contacted authorities in Texas to report Peterson."
NFL.com's Ian Rapoport reports that Peterson's arrest stems from disciplining his son with a switch.
Peterson is expected to turn himself in, according to Fox Sports. Peterson missed practice on Thursday, an absence that Vikings coach Mike Zimmer described as a normal day off for the 29-year-old, "Veteran's day," Zimmer said.
There didn't seem any indication that charges were pending on Friday. Peterson was back at practice and he was "laughing and joking," according to the St. Paul Pioneer Press.
The running back's status for Sunday's game against New England is up in the air and the Vikings are currently deciding whether or not Peterson will play, according to Fox Sports.