Trouble in Minnesota again?

[hagansp]

GRIFFIN GETS BUSTED

A couple of readers tell us that KFAN radio in Minnesota is reporting that Vikings cornerback Cedric Griffin has been arrested and charged with disorderly conduct.

The incident supposedly occurred outside the Spin Nightclub in Downtown Minneapolis.

Though we have not yet been able to confirm the report via listening to the KFAN live stream, we found via the Hennepin County Sheriff's jail roster that a Cedric Leonard Griffin, born on November 11, 1982, was arrested for disorderly conduct on April 15. He was booked on one misdemeanor count and posted bail in the amount of $50. He has an April 20 court appearance.

Griffin is the first player to be arrested since the league unveiled a new Personal Conduct Policy on April 10.

More importantly, the incident will prevent the "days without an arrest" counter from hitting double digits. Since launching the ticker last month, it has yet to hit 10. Also, the Vikings get three points on Turd Watch.

And the incident has spawned a new PFT nickname. From this point forward, Griffin will be known as "Cedric the Misdemeanor."

[matt31387]

Well we made it for a while with no trouble

[hagansp]

GRIFFIN TRULY IN THE WRONG PLACE AT THE WRONG TIME?

Though we usually regard claims that an arrested NFL player was in the "wrong place at the wrong time" as having the same credibility as a prisoner in a jail cell professing his innocence, we're heard from some trusted sources that Vikings cornerback Cedric Griffin truly might have been the rare exception to the rule.

Griffin was at the Spin nightclub in Minneapolis following a meeting with his banker, and was invited by the manager to stay in a VIP room. When Griffin went to the men's room, a bouncer asked him to pull up his pants, which supposedly were riding too low.

Griffin objected, and before he knew it he was being thrown out. There was, we're told, no fight.

Once on the outside, he tried to explain the situation to a police officer. The officer told him to move on. The officer eventually concluded that Griffin was too aggressive and/or animated, and so the cop broke out the mace.

We're told that, after Griffin was arrested, he promptly called coach Brad Childress.

Our sources also tell us that Griffin rarely goes out, and that he was not at the club with an entourage or "making it rain."

With all that said, the fact remains that he was arrested. And it's three points in Turd Watch for the Vikings. But given that he got out of jail on bail of only $50, we have a feeling that these charges will likely be dropped.