The Minnesota Vikings are coming off an embarrassing 27-6 loss at home to the Buffalo Bills and it seems like there’s a bigger concern that the team needs to deal with.
According to KSTP-TV, Vikings star defensive end Everson Griffen was involved in an altercation at a hotel in Minneapolis, MN.
Per the report:
According to police records, a person at Hotel Ivy was verbally threatening to shoot someone in the middle of the day on Saturday.
The Minneapolis Police Department redacted that person’s name from the report, but a source confirmed that it was indeed Griffen named in the report. According to the report, at one point staff members moved to the back of the office while Griffen paced around in the lobby.
Police dispatch audio archived online includes a dispatcher saying that the suspect said to the staff that if someone wouldn’t let him in his room that he was going to shoot someone. Police said no gun was ever seen.
At one point, the report said the caller stated that Griffen threatened to assault staff members and was laying on the lobby floor. Griffen was never arrested, according to police.
Minneapolis PD spokesperson John Elder said the man left on his own and the caller was no longer cooperative. Elder said the situation does not warrant any further investigation and the officers called to the scene never saw a gun.
In a statement, Minnesota Vikings General Manager Rick Spielman said:
“We are aware of the situation involving Everson Griffen and certainly concerned by what we have heard. We are currently focused on Everson’s well-being and providing the appropriate support for him and his family.”
Griffin was ruled out last Friday for Sunday’s game with a knee injury. He did not attend the game and Vikings HC Mike Zimmer said after the game that Griffin was dealing with a “personal matter.”
