NFL Network filed its complaint yesterday with the Federal Communications Commission against cable TV giant Comcast.

The network announced April 17 that it had served Comcast with the required notice of its intent to file a complaint. NFL Network is accusing the nation's largest cable operator of discriminatory and anticompetitive treatment in violation of the Cable Act of 1992.

The two sides have been feuding over Comcast's decision to place NFL Network on a premium sports tier that customers must pay extra to receive. NFL Network contends in the complaint that Comcast is engaging in discriminatory and anticompetitive conduct because it includes less-popular national sports channels it owns, Versus and Golf Channel, on a basic tier.

Vikings

Former Minnesota defensive lineman Darrion Scott was charged with assault and accused of holding a plastic dry cleaning bag over the head of his 2-year-old son.

Scott was charged in Hennepin County Court with third-degree assault and domestic assault by strangulation, both felonies. He also was charged with endangerment of a child -- a gross misdemeanor -- for allegedly keeping a loaded, unsecured handgun in his unlocked nightstand, where a 2-year-old could have easy access to it.

According to the complaint, the boy's mother said she went to Scott's home April 26 to pick the boy up when she heard the boy crying and found him with a dry cleaning bag over his head and Scott holding the bag tight around the boy's neck. Scott said he was playing with the child and wanted to see if the boy could get the bag off his head himself.

Elsewhere

Washington Redskins receiver Antwaan Randle El had arthroscopic knee surgery and is expected to recover in time for training camp. Coach Jim Zorn said an MRI discovered a "floating body" that was causing an irritation in Randle El's knee. ... The New York Jets re-signed veteran cornerback Hank Poteat to a one-year deal. Poteat was an unrestricted free agent. He spent the past two seasons with the Jets and played in every game, notching a career-high 45 tackles while starting nine games.