...but hey, do what you want...you will anyway.Arizona Cardinals running back Jonathan Dwyer was arrested Wednesday on aggravated assault charges in connection with two altercations at his home in July involving a woman and their 18-month-old child, the latest in a string of such cases involving NFL players.
The Cardinals said they became aware of the situation Wednesday and are cooperating with the investigation.
"Given the serious nature of these allegations we have taken the immediate step to deactivate Jonathan from all team activities," the team said in a statement.
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UPDATE 9/18 PM:
Nice manipulation there, champ.Arizona Cardinals running back Jonathan Dwyer head-butted his wife and broke her nose after she refused his sexual advances, and punched her in the face the next day, police said Thursday.
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Dwyer was arrested Wednesday for investigation in two altercations that occurred on July 21 and 22 at his Phoenix residence, just days before the Cardinals reported to training camp. His wife left the state after the incidents, but came forward a week ago after Dwyer apparently sent suicidal text messages including a photo of a knife.
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In the first encounter, police say Dwyer attempted to kiss and undress his wife, but she refused. Someone who heard the argument called police, who showed up at the apartment but did not make an arrest. Dwyer hid in a bathroom and the wife said she hadn't been assaulted and denied he was in the home because the running back threatened to kill himself in front of her and their child if she told police about the assault, police said.
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She packed up and left, which is more than a lot of women manage to do. Better late than never with the investigation, I suppose. And let us hope she is somewhere out of his reach now that she did turn him in.The next day, Dwyer punched his wife in the face, according to police. He also punched walls and threw a shoe at his 17-month-old son, who was not injured, police said.
That was not an uncommon method of “discipline” a few decades past. Good to see it’s now considered a felony. (BTW: He probably used a long, supple twig. That’s why it was called getting a whipping.)Then Minnesota Vikings star running back Adrian Peterson was indicted on felony child-abuse charges for using a tree branch, or "switch," to discipline his 4-year-old son.
Substance abuse: bad. Assaulting a woman: okay.This is the second domestic violence case involving a Cardinals player. Inside linebacker Daryl Washington pleaded guilty to assaulting his ex-girlfriend and is serving a year of supervised probation. Washington hasn't been penalized by the NFL for the offense but is suspended for this season for violating the league's substance-abuse policy.
Not a factor for the Cardinals? So why was he cut? It seems Fox Sports thinks it was a factor.Also Thursday, the Cardinals released running back Chris Rainey from the practice squad. Arians said Rainey's history of domestic violence wasn't a factor in that decision.
Rainey, a fifth-round pick out of Florida in 2011, was cut by the Steelers as a rookie after he was accused of slapping his girlfriend. He later pleaded no contest to disorderly conduct.
According to Fox Sports, the Cardinals waived Rainey on Thursday because of his previous alleged domestic violence incidents.
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Jonathan Dwyer vouched for him. There’s a recommendation for you.When the Cardinals signed Rainey for the practice squad on Sept. 10, AZCentral.com reported Arizona coach Bruce Arians said: "(Linebacker) Larry Foote stood up on the table for the guy, as did Jonathan Dwyer. I put a lot of stock in that."
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Bad time to be a woman beater in the NFL.Rainey has been kicked off teams before for his actions and while there doesn’t seem to be anything immediately prompting this release, it’s something the Cardinals feel they needed to do as the league continues to purge violent off-field offenders from the sport.
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And get caught at it.
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