Posted on 09/26/2018 8:40:29 AM PDT by Red Badger
Minnesota Vikings defensive end Everson Griffen was reportedly detained and taken to a hospital for an evaluation after he allegedly threatened to shoot up a Minneapolis hotel.
Griffen, a three-time Pro Bowler, made threats about “shooting up” the Hotel Ivy on Saturday, law enforcement sources told FOX9. Griffen was seen pacing around the lobby of the hotel and a dispatcher said the suspect warned he would shoot someone if staff didn’t let him into his room, KSTP-TV reported.
Griffen agreed to leave the hotel after police arrived and no weapon was ever brandished, according to multiple reports. He was briefly detained, but never arrested.
The 30-year-old Vikings star was reported to have been detained for allegedly breaking into a teammate’s home. However, those reports were later revealed to be inaccurate.
“We are aware of the situation involving Everson Griffen and certainly concerned by what we have heard,” Vikings general manager Rick Spielman said in a statement. “We are currently focused on Everson’s well-being and providing the appropriate support for him and his family.”
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What about the threats he made? Or does he get a racial pass on that?
He turned out to be a huge kid, 6'4" and 340 lbs. and got a scholarship to a division III school last year here in Michigan.
After countless headaches, he quit the team after last season citing that he wasn't going to risk CTE playing div. III football and instead was going to focus on school academics..........
My friend was heartbroken since he played semi-pro football back in the 50's but he understood completely.......It just ain't worth it now that more has been discovered about the injury...
Thank you. That is much more informative. And I would agree, he needs help.
Still, CTE? I would slate it as a possibility but not an automatic diagnosis.
Lots of them are. Some, though, are made of better stuff. For instance, a story posted just today:
How the Dutch Destroyer and Carson Wentz helped save Maximus
Some have been linked, post-mortem, to brain damage usually seen in corpses of elderly Alzheimer's diagnosees.
Thanks for your reply
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