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Vikings get roster exemption for Cook

League spokesman says cornerback placed on reserved/suspended list.

By Mark Craig

October 26, 2011 at 7:11PM

NFL spokesman Greg Aiello said in an email that the Vikings have received a roster exemption for cornerback Chris Cook.

Cook, who was suspended without pay by the team, was placed on the reserved/suspended list and does not count against the 53-man roster. Coach Leslie Frazier said early today that signing a cornerback is a possibility.

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Mark Craig

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Mark Craig has covered the NFL nearly every year since Brett Favre was a rookie back in 1991. A sports writer since 1987, he is covering his 30th NFL season out of 37 years with the Canton (Ohio) Repository (1987-99) and the Star Tribune (1999-present).