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Vikings Cooperating with Police at Everson Griffen's Home After DE's Instagram Posts

The Minnesota Vikings released a statement Wednesday after defensive end Everson Griffen made series of posts on social media that raised concerns about his well-being.

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Griffen posted a video of himself holding a gun and saying someone was trying to kill him at his house. He also made an Instagram story saying he was in danger and showed text messages he sent to his agent, Brian Murphy, raising the same concerns.

Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer said Wednesday he didn't have an update on Griffen's status and responded to a question about the defender's availability for Sunday's game against the San Francisco 49ers by saying "that's not our concern [right now].