Bears defensive lineman Mario Edwards Jr. has been charged with assault after an incident dating to the Bears’ team hotel the day before the team played the Carolina Panthers, according to TMZ Sports.
In Mecklenburg County, N.C., court documents acquired by TMZ Sports, the accuser, a woman with whom Edwards was familiar, claims he hit her the eye with his hand and dragged her out of his hotel room. She claims she was hospitalized after the attack, and was pregnant at the time.
Edwards’ agent, Peter Schaffter, denied the allegations, telling TMZ Sports that “at no time did Mario Edwards do anything that raised to the level of domestic violence, or any violence.