NFL free agent Dalvin Cook offered ex-girlfriend $1 million to clear him of abuse allegations: report

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There seems to be an added nugget as to why Dalvin Cook is still a free agent.

The former Minnesota Vikings running back reportedly offered $1 million to his ex-girlfriend to clear him of any wrongdoing stemming from her 2021 claim that he assaulted her.

Gracelyn Trimble, a sergeant in the U.S. Army, accused Cook of assault, battery and false imprisonment during a Nov. 19, 2020, incident at his Grove Heights home, the Minneapolis Star Tribune reported, citing a lawsuit filed in the Dakota County District Court. 

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Running back Dalvin Cook, #4 of the Minnesota Vikings, carries the ball during the game against the Chicago Bears at Soldier Field on January 8, 2023, in Chicago, Illinois.  (Quinn Harris/Getty Images)

Cook reportedly offered $800,000 before upping the offer to seven figures. Trimble's attorney, Daniel Cragg, said Cook's initial offer was "evidence of a crime."

"This does not pass the smell test, and can and should be admissible as evidence of Cook's consciousness of guilt," Cragg wrote.

Cook said in a deposition that he was aware that his attorneys had offered Trimble the $800,000 in May "to provide a sworn affidavit exonerating him of wrongdoing," the filing reportedly states.

Trimble also reportedly declined the $1 million, which also would have required her to write a letter to the NFL relieving Cook of any wrongdoing.

Minnesota Vikings running back Dalvin Cook (4) tries to reverse direction to get in the end zone during the game between the Minnesota Vikings and the Miami Dolphins on October 16, 2022, at Hard Rock Stadium, Miami Gardens, FL  (Peter Joneleit/Icon