Vikings running back Dalvin Cook said he will play on Sunday against the Chargers, after a former girlfriend filed a civil lawsuit in Dakota County accusing him of physical and emotional abuse.
NFL vice president of communications Brian McCarthy said the league will review the issue under its personal conduct policy and monitor developments in the case, but added there is no change to Cook's playing status. Because the issue is a civil complaint, not a criminal matter, it does not trigger placement on the commissioner's exempt list, McCarthy said.
Gracelyn Trimble, 29, accused Cook of assault, battery and false imprisonment in the lawsuit, claiming she suffered a concussion and a scar on her face after Cook allegedly assaulted her when she went to his house to collect personal belongings last November.