Vikings Concerned About Everson Griffen Following Hotel Incident
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原文作者:CHAREAN WILLIAMS/PRO FOOTBALL TALK (RealGM摘要轉錄)
The Minnesota Vikings explained Everson Griffen's absence from Sunday's game
as a "personal matter," but it may have been due to a serious situation.
明尼蘇達維京人隊最近以「個人因素」，作為明星防守員Everson Griffen缺席週日對
比爾隊球賽原因的說明。然而，實際的情形卻遠比那簡單的書面聲明還要嚴重。
A KSTP-TV report claims that Griffen was involved in an incident at a
Minneapolis hotel on Saturday night. According to a police report, someone
at the hotel was verbally threatening to shoot someone.
明尼蘇達當地電視台KSTP的報導，指出EG在球賽前一天晚上捲入了一場在明城飯店
的糾紛事件。警方的報告顯示，飯店裡有位客人一直在口語激烈地威脅要槍殺某人
。
According to the report, staff at the hotel moved into a back office at one
point as Griffen paced around the lobby and threatened to assault hotel
employees if he wasn't allowed into his room. No gun was seen, according to
police, and Griffen was not arrested.
這份警方報告另外指出，當EG進入飯店大廳後，飯店的員工曾經退後到內勤辦公室，
因為當時講出威脅話語的正是EG本人–EG說假如不給他進入他訂位過的專屬客房，
他就要攻擊飯店的員工。不過，警方隨後在飯店並未看到槍枝，而EG本人也並未因此
被拘捕。
The Vikings issued a brief statement through Rick Spielman: "We are aware of
the situation involving Everson Griffen and certainly concerned by what we
have heard. We are currently focused on Everson's well-being and providing
the appropriate support for him and his family."
事件發生後，維京人隊透過總管Rick Spielman發表了簡單聲明︰「我們很關心EG近來
的情形，也的確會因為我們聽到的消息而感到困擾。但我們絕對會優先把焦點放在EG
的健康，並且提供他與他家人適當的支持。」