Chicago Bears defensive end Jared Allen spent six seasons with the Minnesota Vikings, finally departing in March when his contract expired, sending him into free agency.

So Allen has added perspective on everything his former organization has been going through the past week with the surprising allegations of child abuse against star running back Adrian Peterson and the team’s indecision on how to handle the controversy surrounding their most popular player.

Last week, after news broke that Peterson was indicted by a Texas grand jury this summer after causing significant bodily harm to his 4-year-old son by harshly disciplining him with a switch, the Vikings deactivated the running back for their game against the Patriots.

On Monday, they vowed to put Peterson back on the field this week in New Orleans, affording him the benefit of the doubt as his case makes its way through the legal process. But two days later, the Vikings reversed field and placed Peterson on the exempt list, barring him from all team activities until his abuse case is fully resolved.

In other words, Peterson may now be out for the season and his future with the Vikings and in the NFL is cloudy.

Allen’s take?

“My focus is on the Chicago Bears, honestly and what I’ve got to do with my life,” he said after Saturday’s practice. “I’ve said it all along that I have my beliefs and my opinions. And that’s what they are. And I also believe good people can make bad decisions. I’m not perfect so I’m not one to cast judgments on others. Obviously, they’ll have to deal with those circumstances. Adrian and everybody (with the Vikings) will have to deal with that going forward. It’s a tough deal. And it’s sad. I guess that’s my best answer. It’s sad to hear.”

Allen also expressed the admiration he had of Peterson during their time together with the Vikings.

“The guy I know, he’s a good-hearted man,” Allen said. “He always treated myself with respect, my wife with respect and my kid with respect. He’d come over to the house for Bible study. And like I said, I honestly believe than in life good people make mistakes. I don’t know the facts, I don’t know the details. I won’t pretend to make judgments. And obviously, like I said, I have my beliefs in the way I go about things. But I’m not one to condemn others and pass judgment on them when I don’t know all the information.”