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Minnesota Vikings cornerback Chris Cook was charged Tuesday with trying to strangle his girlfriend, leaving her with a bloody nose and lip. The Vikings have suspended him without pay indefinitely.

Cook was charged with felony domestic assault by strangulation, which carries a penalty of up to three years in prison and a $5,000 fine.

The 24-year-old Cook was arrested early Saturday and released from custody Tuesday on $40,000 bail.

He is barred from contact with the alleged victim and cannot leave Minnesota, which would prevent him from traveling with the Vikings to Sunday's game at Carolina.

Cook has a court appearance set for Wednesday afternoon.

According to the complaint, Cook became upset early Saturday when he found out his girlfriend of 10 months had spoken to an ex-boyfriend.

The woman told police Cook threw her on the bed at his home near the team's suburban headquarters in Eden Prairie, got on top of her, and grabbed her neck with an open hand, constricting her ability to breathe.

The complaint said the woman freed herself by grabbing Cook's hair, which he wears in shoulder-length dreadlocks. Cook then struck her in the ear, sending her crashing into a wall. As the woman ran to the living room, he grabbed her neck again and squeezed it.

Cook's attorney, David Valentini, told reporters his client was "of course" remorseful and "not happy" about the situation.

"He's upset that he was sitting there. He's upset he missed the game. And he's upset for the whole incident," Valentini said.

Cook apologized Tuesday on his Twitter account to the fans, Vikings ownership and the coaching staff, his teammates and friends and family and said, "There's always two sides to a story!!"

Vikings release WR Berrian

Bernard Berrian's time in Minnesota fell well short of the hopes and expectations he raised following a strong first season with the Vikings.

Berrian was waived Tuesday, halfway into his fourth year with the team.

He met with coach Leslie Frazier on Monday about his status and had another talk scheduled for Tuesday, following his second healthy scratch in three games. Frazier declined to specify on Sunday after losing to Green Bay why he left Berrian on the inactive list again, but the coach hinted this move was coming.

Berrian watched the Oct. 9 game against Arizona on the sideline in street clothes, too, and Frazier said that was for a disciplinary reason, reportedly because he missed two team meetings.

Berrian is a vested veteran, so the Vikings must pay him all of his $1.9 million salary unless another team claims him. He took a pay cut to stay this year, down from $3.9 million, and had the last two seasons of his original contract lopped off.

Colts put Collins on IR

Kerry Collins came to Indianapolis as Peyton Manning's replacement.

After seven games, his season is over and his career could be, too.

The Colts placed Collins on injured reserve Tuesday with a concussion. Collins started three games and went 48 of 98 for 481 yards with two TDs and one interception in Indy.

Indianapolis still has three quarterbacks on the active roster — starter Curtis Painter, four-time league MVP Manning and recently signed Dan Orlovsky.

No teams watch Owens' workout

Terrell Owens' workout was watched by two television networks but no NFL teams.

The 37-year-old free-agent wide receiver participated in some drills and caught passes Tuesday outside Los Angeles in a showcase televised by ESPN and NFL Network. He tells ESPN "I definitely feel there are some teams out there that are interested."

Agent Drew Rosenhaus says on Twitter that he will be contacting teams Tuesday to tell them Owens "is immediately available to visit and work out for them. He could play this Sunday!"

Owens has been rehabilitating a left knee injury that required surgery. He played 14 games for Cincinnati last year, making 72 receptions with nine touchdowns.

Around the league

Redskins • Washington placed tight end Chris Cooley and running back Tim Hightower on injured reserve. Cooley's season comes to an end because of a balky left knee and a broken left index finger. The former Utah State star had knee surgery at the end of last season and never fully recovered, then hurt his finger in the loss to Philadelphia on Oct. 16. Hightower tore the ACL in his left knee in Sunday's loss to Carolina. His season ends with 321 yards on 84 carries.

Buccaneers • Running back Earnest Graham will miss the remainder of the season because of a torn right Achilles tendon. Graham was injured during Sunday's 24-18 loss to Chicago in London. He has appeared in all seven games this season, starting the last two with LeGarrette Blount sidelined with a knee injury.

Falcons • Atlanta placed fullback Ovie Mughelli on injured reserve. Mughelli, a 2010 Pro Bowl selection, hurt his right knee in the fourth quarter of Sunday's 23-16 win at Detroit. He suffered the injury when hit by Lions defensive back Louis Delmas.

Dolphins • Miami placed quarterback Sage Rosenfels on the reserve-non-football illness list and signed J.P. Losman, who last completed a pass in 2008. Rosenfels joined the team Oct. 6 after Chad Henne suffered a season-ending shoulder injury, but a blood disorder sent Rosenfels to the hospital in August, and he said in a statement that he hasn't fully recovered.

Bills • Linebacker Shawne Merriman was placed on season-ending injured reserve because of a right Achilles tendon injury. It's the same injury that forced the Bills to place him on IR last November after they signed him as a free agent following his release from the San Diego Chargers. —

Week 8 schedule

Sunday

• Indy at Tennessee, 11 a.m.

• New Orleans at St. Louis, 11 a.m.

• Jacksonville at Houston, 11 a.m.

• Miami at N.Y. Giants, 11 a.m., Ch. 2

• Minnesota at Carolina, 11 a.m.

• Arizona at Baltimore, 11 a.m.

• Detroit at Denver, 2:05 p.m., Ch. 13

• Washington vs. Buffalo at Toronto, 2:05 p.m.

• Cleveland at San Francisco, 2:15 p.m.

• Cincinnati at Seattle, 2:15 p.m.

• New England at Pittsburgh, 2:15 p.m., Ch. 2

• Dallas at Philadelphia, 6:20 p.m., Ch. 5

Open • Atlanta, Chicago, Green Bay, N.Y. Jets, Oakland, Tampa Bay

Monday

• San Diego at Kansas City, 6:30 p.m., ESPN