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Vikings' Everson Griffen involved in police incident

Vikings Pro Bowl defensive end Everson Griffen remains away from the team for what coach Mike Zimmer called “a personal matter” after Griffen was involved in an police incident Saturday afternoon.

“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 Monday.

Griffen’s name was redacted from an incident report released on Monday. Police responded to a call from the Hotel Ivy in Minneapolis reporting a man was threatening to assault staff and was laying on the lobby floor, possibly under the influence of alcohol or narcotics.