Assault and battery
FILE - In this May 12, 2017, file photo, defensive tackle Malik McDowell, the Seattle Seahawks' top draft pick, watches a drill during NFL football rookie minicamp in Seattle. The Cleveland Browns are giving McDowell the chance to revive an NFL career stopped by some serious legal trouble. (AP Photo/Ted S. Warren, File)
Browns take chance on Malik McDowell, DT with troubled past

By Tom Withers May. 03, 2021 05:54 PM EDT

Titans draftee Rashad Weaver facing simple assault charge

May. 03, 2021 04:31 PM EDT
PITTSBURGH (AP) — Tennessee Titans fourth-round draft pick Rashad Weaver has been charged with simple assault following an incident in Pittsburgh last month. ...

FILE - In this June 25, 2017 file photo, Trey Songz performs at the BET Awards at the Microsoft Theater in Los Angeles. Songz will not face charges in an alleged altercation with police officers at the AFC championship game in Kansas City, prosecutors announced Tuesday, April 27, 2021. (Photo by Matt Sayles/Invision/AP, File)
No charges against R&B artist Trey Songz over NFL scuffle

By Heather Hollingsworth Apr. 27, 2021 04:51 PM EDT

FILE - In this Sept. 24, 1989, file photo, Tony Mandarich backs off the line during the second quarter at Anaheim stadium as the Green Bay Packers played the Los Angeles Rams in an NFL football game. Considered one of best offensive line prospects in history, lasted only three seasons in Green Bay. (AP photo/Alan Greth, File)
The famous and the flops: best and worst NFL 1st-round picks

By The Associated Press Apr. 24, 2021 12:19 PM EDT

File-This Dec. 13, 2020, file photo shows Dallas Cowboys defensive end Aldon Smith (58) returning a fumble during an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati. A sheriff's office in Louisiana has issued an arrest warrant for the new Seattle Seahawk, Smith. St. Bernard Parish sheriff's deputies responding to a call for medical assistance in Meraux, La., on Saturday, April 17, 2021, found a man who said he had been assaulted by an acquaintance outside a business in Chalmette, Sheriff James Pohlmann said Monday in a post on the agency's Facebook page. Detectives identified the suspect as Smith, 31, and took out a warrant for second-degree battery. (AP Photo/Emilee Chinn, File)
Aldon Smith booked in Louisiana battery case

Apr. 21, 2021 12:31 PM EDT

File-This Dec. 13, 2020, file photo shows Dallas Cowboys defensive end Aldon Smith (58) returning a fumble during an NFL football game against the Cincinnati Bengals in Cincinnati. A sheriff's office in Louisiana has issued an arrest warrant for the new Seattle Seahawk, Smith. St. Bernard Parish sheriff's deputies responding to a call for medical assistance in Meraux, La., on Saturday, April 17, 2021, found a man who said he had been assaulted by an acquaintance outside a business in Chalmette, Sheriff James Pohlmann said Monday in a post on the agency's Facebook page. Detectives identified the suspect as Smith, 31, and took out a warrant for second-degree battery. (AP Photo/Emilee Chinn, File)
Arrest warrant issued in Louisiana for Seahawks' Aldon Smith

Apr. 19, 2021 06:23 PM EDT

FILE - Los Angeles Rams defensive end Aaron Donald (99) walks off the field after a loss to the New York Jets in an NFL football game in Inglewood, Calif., in this Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, file photo. A lawyer and his 26-year-old client told Pittsburgh police Wednesday, April 14, 2021, that Los Angeles Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald and others assaulted the man at a nightclub last weekend, causing multiple injuries. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Aaron Donald's lawyer says video refutes man's assault claim

Apr. 16, 2021 05:58 PM EDT

FILE - Los Angeles Rams defensive end Aaron Donald (99) walks off the field after a loss to the New York Jets in an NFL football game in Inglewood, Calif., in this Sunday, Dec. 20, 2020, file photo. A lawyer and his 26-year-old client told Pittsburgh police Wednesday, April 14, 2021, that Los Angeles Rams defensive lineman Aaron Donald and others assaulted the man at a nightclub last weekend, causing multiple injuries. (AP Photo/Jae C. Hong, File)
Man accuses NFL's Aaron Donald of assault at Pittsburgh club

Apr. 14, 2021 01:11 PM EDT

Raiders give 3-year contract to C Andre James

By Josh Dubow Mar. 22, 2021 04:00 PM EDT
The Las Vegas Raiders showed their confidence in center Andre James by giving him a three-year contract less than a week after trading away starter Rodney...

Ex-NFL player Kellen Winslow II faces 14 years for assaults

Feb. 19, 2021 08:55 PM EST
VISTA, Calif. (AP) — Former NFL tight end Kellen Winslow II agreed Friday to accept a 14-year prison sentence for raping a homeless woman and assaulting two...

Kansas City Chiefs' Andy Reid hangs his head during the second half of the NFL Super Bowl 55 football game against the Tampa Bay Buccaneers, Sunday, Feb. 7, 2021, in Tampa, Fla. (AP Photo/Mark Humphrey)
Chiefs' Reid: 'My heart bleeds' for those in son's car crash

By Dave Skretta Feb. 07, 2021 11:55 PM EST

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...

Cincinnati Bengals quarterback Brandon Allen (8) throws against the Dallas Cowboys in the first half of an NFL football game in Cincinnati, Sunday, Dec. 13, 2020. (AP Photo/Aaron Doster)
Dallas Cowboys at Cincinnati Bengals 12/13/2020

Dec. 13, 2020 01:18 PM EST

FILE - This is a 2012 file photo of Vontaze Burfict of the Cincinnati Bengals NFL football team. Former NFL player Burfict was arrested Saturday, Dec. 5, 2020, in Las Vegas. Court records indicate Burfict was arrested on suspicion of misdemeanor battery. (AP Photo, File)
Ex-NFL player Burfict arrested in Vegas on battery charge

Dec. 05, 2020 05:43 PM EST

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By The Associated Press Oct. 01, 2020 12:51 PM EDT
Oct. 4 1895 — Horace Rawlins wins the first U.S. Open. Rawlins beats Willie Dunn with 36-hole total of 173 at the Newport Golf Club in...

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 Dec. 16, 2018, file photo, then-Minnesota Vikings cornerback Mackensie Alexander warms up before an NFL football game against the Miami Dolphins, in Minneapolis. Cincinnati Bengals cornerback Mackensie Alexander was jailed Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, charged with misdemeanor battery, after deputies say he beat up a man shortly after Alexander returned to Florida to help search for his missing father. Alexander, 26, and another man, 28-year-old Evins Clement, were arrested by Collier County sheriff's deputies Tuesday night. (AP Photo/Bruce Kluckhohn, File)
Sheriff: Missing dad of Bengals player found safe in Florida

By Freida Frisaro And Terry Spencer Aug. 27, 2020 09:02 AM EDT

FILE - In this Monday, Aug. 17, 2020, file photo, Cincinnati Bengals' Mackensie Alexander (21) runs a drill during an NFL football camp practice in Cincinnati. Mackensie Alexander was jailed Wednesday, Aug. 26, 2020, charged with misdemeanor battery, after deputies say he beat up a man shortly after Alexander returned to Florida to help search for his missing father. Alexander, 26, and another man, 28-year-old Evins Clement, were arrested by Collier County sheriff's deputies Tuesday nightn (AP Photo/Aaron Doster, File)
Bengals player arrested while searching for missing father

By Terry Spencer Aug. 26, 2020 02:08 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