Dallas County Court has found former Minnesota Vikings cornerback Jeff Gladney not guilty of assault charges stemming from an incident last April.
The former first-round draft pick was released by the Vikings after he was indicted on felony domestic assault charges by a grand jury, and he has been fighting the case ever since.
On Thursday, NFL Network’s Ian Rapoport reported the verdict of the trial came back as not guilty.
“Former [Vikings] first-round CB Jeff Gladney was just found not guilty of assaulting a woman in Dallas County Court. He was charged with assault by impeding breathe and releaased by Minnesota quickly thereafter. Today, found not guilty,” wrote Rapoport.
Gladney, who was selected with the No. 31 overall draft pick, only played one season for the Vikings before being released from his contract.
He finished his first NFL year with 15 starts, 83 tackles, three pass deflections and one forced fumble.
