Jeff Gladney turns himself in on felony assault charge

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Vikings cornerback Jeff Gladney has turned himself into Dallas County Jail to face an assault charge from an April 2 incident.

KTVT reports that a warrant for third degree felony family violence assault had been issued for Gladney. He posted a $10,000 bond after his arrest on a charge that carries a possible jail sentence of two to 10 years.

Gladney is accused of assaulting a woman after she refused to show him her text messages. Per police records, she accused Gladney of shoving her face and pulling her toward the phone in an effort to unlock it via Face ID and then striking her with closed fists. He is also accused of strangling her and the report states detectives documented bruising.

Gladney was a first-round pick last season and appeared in every game for the Vikings.

41 responses to “Jeff Gladney turns himself in on felony assault charge

  1. Great. Yet ANOTHER Defensive Backfield loss for a team that was devastated at the position last year.
    Well, at least this year it happened BEFORE the draft….

  2. Looks like the vikes will be drafting yet another corner. Gladney will play on the prison team.

  3. Zimmer must be able to see into the future, Peterson makes perfect sense to me now.

  4. Another cast member for our Vikings’ remake of the movie “The Longest Yard”.

  5. Oh Vikings, Lions and Bears. Can never get out of your own way. Never control the division for more than a year or two if you got lucky. Bears and Vikings could both be cleaning house at the end of the season.

  6. mookie34 says:

    April 5, 2021 at 5:55 pm

    Time to trade him to the Raiders

    I think you mean trade him to the Chiefs, after all they have Tyreek Hill.

  7. Time to trade him to the Raiders

    I think you mean trade him to the Chiefs, after all they have Tyreek Hill.

  8. I love how the home paper, Star tribune, disabled comments for their article about this…

  9. Signing players from Texas is bad news, state is 20-30 yrs behind rest of country. Just ask Adrian Peterson

  10. @buckybadger

    So smug. Enjoy it while it lasts. In the meantime tell me an organization that’s what THREE HOF QB’s in a row….

  11. I have often said that Rick Spielman has never been great at identifying high character, intelligent, players that a franchise can be proud to call their own.

    This is just yet another stain on a already fractured franchise.

    I do pray the woman involved is ok and that justice is served in this case. Large victim compensation should also be a given here.

    Gladney AND the Vikings should be given the harshest penalties available by the NFL.

  12. Very disappointing news, to say the least.
    Family violence seems to be a common theme with this team.
    And I’m sure management will coddle this player as they have others.
    Adrian Peterson was able to finagle a raise out of the Vikings after his horrific crimes and the fans still celebrate his exploits and don his jersey. Sad.
    Hopefully, this woman is able to get the help and protections she so desperately needs and deserves.

  13. If this is even kinda true, he’s done and should just be thrown in the garbage. What a terrible, despicable act. He’ll never put on a Vikings uniform again and most likely will never play in the league again, just as it should be.

  14. “So Jeff, did you enjoy the year you played n the NFL” asked the warden.

  15. Very unfortunate to see another promising player involved in something so idiotic. If true, he belongs in jail, not in the NFL.

  16. Mike Lynn has been missing (quality and character) on our cornerback picks the last few years. Hope he can get that remedied on one of these upcoming drafts.

  17. This is just yet another stain on a already fractured franchise.

    I do pray the woman involved is ok and that justice is served in this case. Large victim compensation should also be a given here

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    Mark Churma ring a bell?

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