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Vikings' Jeff Gladney Accused in Lawsuit of Assaulting Ex-GF for over 2 Hours

The ex-girlfriend of Minnesota Vikings cornerback Jeff Gladney filed a lawsuit this week accusing him of assaulting her in April.

USA Today's Brent Schrotenboer obtained a copy of the lawsuit in which the woman accused Gladney of "beating her for over two hours in April and then trying to bribe her into silence with a $1,000 necklace from Tiffany’s and a gift certificate to a spa."

Schrotenboer noted that Gladney, who had a grand jury hearing scheduled Thursday, could be formally indicted after facing a felony assault charge.

Tasha Tsiaperas, community and media relations manager for the Dallas County District Attorney’s Office, spoke to Chris Tomasson of the St.