Domestic assault
FILE -Arizona Cardinals running backs coach James Saxon on the sideline before a game against the Los Angeles Rams an NFL Professional Football Game Sunday, Oct. 3, 2021, in Inglewood, Calif. Arizona Cardinals running backs coach James Saxon has been charged with two felony counts of domestic battery from an alleged incident in Indiana in May.(AP Photo/John McCoy, File)
Cardinals RBs coach facing domestic battery charges

Aug. 05, 2022 03:29 PM EDT

Longtime partner suing former Washington QB Mark Rypien

May. 31, 2022 04:23 PM EDT
SPOKANE, Wash. (AP) — The former longtime partner of ex-NFL quarterback Mark Rypien has filed a personal injury lawsuit against him alleging years of physical and...

FILE - San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman (25) defends against the Dallas Cowboys during an NFL football game in Arlington, Texas, in this Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, file photo. The Tampa Bay Buccaneers have signed Richard Sherman, a three-time All-Pro cornerback and Super Bowl champion who has been dealing with legal issues in the offseason. Sherman got a one-year deal Wednesday, Sept. 29, 2021, and said Tom Brady helped recruit him to the defending Super Bowl champions, who have been hit hard by injuries to their secondary. (AP Photo/Michael Ainsworth, File)
Bucs add CB Richard Sherman to injury-ravaged secondary

By Fred Goodall Sep. 29, 2021 11:06 AM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 3, 2021, file photo, Minnesota Vikings cornerback Jeff Gladney plays during the second half of an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions in Detroit. Gladney has been released by the team, just a couple of hours after he was indicted by a Texas grand jury for felony assault of a woman he was previously in a relationship with. (AP Photo/Duane Burleson, File)
Vikings release CB Jeff Gladney after assault indictment

Aug. 03, 2021 03:17 PM EDT

FILE - San Francisco 49ers cornerback Richard Sherman (25) is seen during the NFL football Super Bowl 54 game against the Kansas City Chiefs in Miami Gardens, Fla., in this Feb. 2, 2020, file photo. Former Seattle Seahawks and San Francisco 49ers star Richard Sherman was booked into a jail in Seattle on Wednesday morning, July 14, 2021, accused of “Burglary Domestic Violence.” (AP Photo/Gregory Payan, File)
Police: NFL's Richard Sherman tried to break in at in-laws'

By Gene Johnson Jul. 14, 2021 12:00 PM EDT

Charges dropped against former NFL running back Guice

Jun. 23, 2021 05:18 PM EDT
LEESBURG, Va. (AP) — Four misdemeanor charges have been dropped against former Washington Football Team running back Derrius Guice after he reached an...

FILE - Seattle Seahawks offensive tackle Chad Wheeler (75) is shown before an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons in Atlanta, in this Sunday, Sept. 13, 2020, file photo. The Seattle Seahawks said Wednesday, Jan. 27, 2021, that offensive lineman Chad Wheeler is no longer a member of the team following his arrest last weekend for investigation of domestic violence. (AP Photo/Danny Karnik, File)
Seahawks cut ties with Chad Wheeler after arrest

Jan. 27, 2021 03:40 PM EST

NFL suspends Bears DL Edwards Jr. 2 games

Jan. 15, 2021 07:08 PM EST
LAKE FOREST, Ill. (AP) — The NFL suspended Chicago Bears defensive linemen Mario Edwards Jr. for the first two games next season Friday for violating the...

This booking photo provided by the Cleveland, Tenn. Police Department shows Albert Haynesworth. Former Tennessee Titans All-Pro defensive lineman Albert Haynesworth was arrested Monday, Sept. 28, 2020, by Cleveland, Tenn. police after he was accused of threatening and yelling at his ex-girlfriend and her new boyfriend. (Cleveland Police Department via AP)
Former Titan Haynesworth charged with domestic assault

Sep. 29, 2020 01:40 PM EDT

FILE - In this Nov. 24, 2019, file photo, Washington Redskins running back Derrius Guice (29) runs the ball during an NFL football game against the Detroit Lions in Landover, Md. The Washington Football Team has released Guice after he was charged in a domestic violence incident. (AP Photo/Mark Tenally, File)
Washington releases RB Guice after domestic violence arrest

By Stephen Whyno Aug. 07, 2020 08:04 PM EDT

Domestic violence case dismissed against ex-Jaguars LB Brown

Jul. 15, 2020 04:03 PM EDT
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — A domestic violence complaint against former Jacksonville Jaguars linebacker Blair Brown has been dismissed. A...

This photo provided by the Broward County Sheriff's Office shows Xavien Howard. Howard was arrested Sunday, Dec. 29, 2019, on a domestic battery charge following an argument with his fiance over the purchase of a purse, according to a police report. (Broward County Sheriff's Office via AP)
Dolphins star cornerback arrested on domestic battery charge

By Freida Frisaro Dec. 30, 2019 11:36 AM EST

FILE - In this Aug. 23, 2019, file photo, Buffalo Bills linebacker Tyrel Dodson (53) plays against the Detroit Lions during an NFL preseason football game in Detroit. The NFL has suspended Buffalo Bills rookie linebacker Tyrel Dodson for six games as a result of an alleged altercation with his girlfriend at her home in Scottsdale, Arizona. Dodson was suspended for violating the league's personal conduct policy Thursday, Sept. 12, 2019, a day after the player reached an agreement with prosecutors to defer a domestic violence charge of disorderly conduct-disruptive behavior-fighting. (AP Photo/Rick Osentoski, File)
NFL suspends Bills' Tyrel Dodson 6 games for domestic abuse

By John Wawrow Sep. 12, 2019 04:31 PM EDT

FILE - In this April 12, 2010, file photo, Pittsburgh Steelers quarterback Ben Roethlisberger reads a statement in the team's locker room in Pittsburgh. Roethlisberger was suspended six games in 2010 after he was accused of sexually assaulting a Georgia college student following a night of drinking in a Georgia bar earlier that year. He was not charged by Georgia authorities. NFL Commissioner Roger Goodell later cut the suspension to four games. (AP Photo/Gene J. Puskar, File)
NFL At 100: the shadow of domestic violence over league

By Rob Maaddi Sep. 06, 2019 04:20 PM EDT

FILE - In this Jan. 18, 2019, file photo, Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill talks to the media after a workout in Kansas City, Mo. The NFL will not suspend Chiefs wide receiver Tyreek Hill under its personal conduct policy after the league investigating his involvement in a domestic violence incident involving his 3-year-old son. The league said in a statement Friday, July 19, 2019, that it has not been given access to information in the court proceedings, and a district attorney in June said an investigation was dropped because officials couldn't prove who injured the boy. (AP Photo/Charlie Riedel, File)
NFL won't suspend Chiefs' Tyreek Hill in case involving son

By Dave Skretta Jul. 19, 2019 10:29 AM EDT

Police say former NFL player shot in North Carolina

Jul. 02, 2019 03:24 PM EDT
CONCORD, N.C. (AP) — North Carolina police say former NFL quarterback Anthony Wright is recovering in the hospital from being shot in a domestic dispute. ...

FILE - This is a July 20, 2014, file photo, former Super Bowl hero Mark Rypien plays in the American Century Championship golf tournament in Stateline, Nev. Rypien has been arrested in Washington state on suspicion of domestic violence. The Spokesman-Review cites Spokane police saying Rypien was facing a charge of fourth-degree assault. Rypien, 56, was processed at the Spokane County Jail at around 6:30 p.m. Sunday night, and awaits his first appearance Monday, July 1, 2019. (Hilary Swift/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP, File)
The Latest: Super Bowl MVP Mark Rypien pleads not guilty

Jul. 01, 2019 02:31 PM EDT

FILE - This is a July 20, 2014, file photo, former Super Bowl hero Mark Rypien plays in the American Century Championship golf tournament in Stateline, Nev. Rypien has been arrested in Washington state on suspicion of domestic violence. The Spokesman-Review cites Spokane police saying Rypien was facing a charge of fourth-degree assault. Rypien, 56, was processed at the Spokane County Jail at around 6:30 p.m. Sunday night, and awaits his first appearance Monday, July 1, 2019. (Hilary Swift/The Reno Gazette-Journal via AP, File)
Super Bowl MVP Mark Rypien pleads not guilty to assault

Jul. 01, 2019 09:42 AM EDT

FILE - In this Aug. 6, 2018, file photo, Seattle Seahawks defensive end Frank Clark signs autographs following NFL football training camp, in Renton, Wash. The Kansas City Chiefs have agreed to acquire defensive end Frank Clark from the Seattle Seahawks in exchange for a first-round draft pick this year and a second-round pick in 2020. Almost immediately after word leaked of the trade on Tuesday, April 23, 2019, Clark and the Chiefs worked quickly to reach agreement on a five-year contract worth up to $105 million, according to a person with knowledge of the deal. The person spoke to The Associated Press on the condition of anonymity because the deal had not been announced by either team and was still pending a physical.(AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
The Latest: Chiefs defend Clark deal in wake of Hill case

Apr. 26, 2019 03:57 PM EDT

ARCHIVO - En esta foto del 18 de enero de 2019, Tyreek Hill, receptor de los Chiefs de Kansas City, habla con la prensa tras un entrenamiento (AP Foto/Charlie Riedel, archivo)
Column: In the NFL, it always comes down to the bottom line

By Paul Newberry Apr. 26, 2019 03:29 PM EDT