The Minnesota Vikings have suspended cornerback Chris Cook indefinitely without pay. Through a statement, the Vikings said allegations against Cook were “very disturbing and disappointing.” Cook has been charged with felony domestic assault for allegedly choking his girlfriend. Coach Leslie Frazier says the team was "in shock" to hear Cook was arrested.

The Vikings cornerback faces two counts, including a felony charge of domestic assault by strangulation. He's being held without bail and his first court hearing is scheduled for Monday. That means he'll likely miss Sunday's game with the Green Bay Packers.

Vikings cornerback Chris Cook was to appear in court Monday for the first time since being arrested on felony domestic assault charges, but that appearance has been canceled. He was ordered held without bail on Saturday. His lawyer says Cook denies strangling his girlfriend during the dispute.

Vikings cornerback Chris Cook will now answer to a second felony assault charge. The Star Tribune reports the woman who accuses Cook of choking her now claims she suffered hearing loss after the alleged attack. Cook is scheduled to appear in court Tuesday before Hennepin County District Judge Robert Small.

Closing arguments in the trial of the Vikings cornerback recapped the jury's choice between two accounts. Cook either choked and hit his girlfriend in a jealous rage or defended himself from her attack.

An attorney for the Minnesota Vikings cornerback says his client will contest two felony charges, including domestic assault by strangulation and third-degree domestic assault.

The attorney for Vikings' cornerback Chris Cook said his client denies strangling his girlfriend despite being jailed without bail on domestic assault charges. Cook was arrested early Saturday and missed Minnesota's game against Green Bay. He is being held in the Hennepin County Jail until prosecutors decide Monday whether to arraign him.

A roommate of suspended Vikings cornerback Chris Cook was in their Eden Prairie townhouse at the time Cook is alleged to have assaulted his girlfriend.