This is coming from ESPN’s Adam Schefter via Cook’s agent Zac Hiller.
It seemed strange and came out of nowhere. Schefter didn’t elaborate but Hiller is now giving more details about what is going on.
According to Hiller, about a year ago a woman illegally entered Dalvin Cook’s home while he was with a guest. The woman who is a sergeant in the U.S. military allegedly attacked Cook and that is where the domestic abuse charge comes from. After the incident, she tried to extort Cook for a million dollars claiming she suffered injuries even though she was the one who initiated the altercation.
There is litigation over the incident pending. I would hope that Cook contacts the proper authorities and the FBI because if this story is accurate she needs to be behind bars.
Unfortunately, athletes are always going to be a target for extortion for various reasons. Thankfully, there was a witness to back up Cook’s account of what happened.
Flip the page for Schefter’s cryptic tweet.