Authorities in Minnesota filed a Petition for Child in Need of Protection or Services Friday on behalf of Vikings running back Adrian Peterson's 4-year-old son.

The NFL star was deactivated by the Vikings and placed on the Exempt list after it was discovered that he left laceration marks on his young son during a spanking earlier this year.

Peterson has been charged with child abuse in Texas for using a wooden switch to spank the boy back in May. However, he argued that he intended to discipline the boy out of love.

He is expected to appear in a Texas court for an arraignment on Oct. 8.

According to the Washington Post, the Hennepin County Human Services are petitioning a judge to block Peterson from using corporal punishment or physical discipline on the boy. The petition also seeks to ban Peterson from unauthorized or unsupervised visits with his child and require him to complete a parenting assessment.

"This petition reflects that a conscientious government agency wants to work with the parent to protect a child and to ensure that alternative methods of discipline are adopted," Rusty Hardin, Peterson's attorney, said in a statement, reports ESPN.

"Adrian is very willing to continue cooperating with authorities in every way in order for them to conclude he is a good parent. The facts stated in the petition have been known to investigators from the beginning. They will be carefully considered in a courtroom by a judge and jury. We look forward to that day."

According to the petition, the boy's "injuries are significant and may cause some scarring," a summary of the exam states.

The petition also talks about Peterson's interviews with Texas child protection investigators, saying, "Respondent Peterson admitted that Child No. 1 received two spankings as a form of physical discipline, one with a belt and one with a switch."