BEREA, Ohio -- The NFL is placing Cleveland Browns rookie defensive lineman Mike Hall Jr. on the commissioner's exempt list as he faces a domestic violence charge.
Hall, 21, pleaded not guilty to one count of domestic violence earlier this month. Police were called to a home Hall shares with his fiancée in Avon on Aug. 13. According to an incident report, the woman told police that Hall became violent during a dispute over finances.
According to multiple reports, the woman recanted an allegation that Hall placed a gun to her temple during the dispute.