NFL free agent Dalvin Cook allegedly injured his ex-girlfriend when she tried to break up with him in 2020, and he faces ongoing civil civil litigation for his role in the alleged incident
NFL running back Dalvin Cook’s former girlfriend, Sgt. 1st Class Gracelyn Trimble, reportedly alleged in a now-sealed court filing that he offered to pay her $1 million (£780,000) to walk back her abuse claims against him.
No criminal charges were filed against Cook, but Trimble sued him for battery, assault, and false imprisonment in a still-ongoing civil case in Minnesota. Trimble, who has given sworn testimony of her allegations, claims she declined Cook’s financial offer asking her to send a letter to the NFL absolving him of wrongdoing.
That’s all according to the Star Tribune, which reportedly obtained a court filing from Trimble’s lawyer in Dakota County District Court requesting she be allowed to use evidence of the alleged $1 million (£780,000) offer at trial. “This does not pass the smell test, and can and should be admissible as evidence of Cook’s consciousness of guilt,” a filing from attorney Daniel Cragg read. The judge later sealed the court filing.
In November 2021, Trimble filed a civil lawsuit against Cook, alleging battery, assault, and false imprisonment. Cook responded with counterclaims for assault and battery, intentional damage to personal property, invasion of privacy, and defamation. In pleadings in a related case brought by Allstate Indemnity Company against Cook in the United States District Court for the District of Minnesota, Cook’s counsel argued “in addition to containing defamatory statements, Trimble’s Complaint against Cook in the Underlying Action is patently groundless and blatantly false. Cook has specifically denied the allegations asserted against him by Trimble in the Underlying Action and, furthermore, has specifically denied that he committed any assault, battery and/or false imprisonment against Trimble.”