Seattle Seahawks quarterback Trevone Boykin has been formally charged with one count of misdemeanor assault after allegedly striking a police officer in December.
TMZ Sports reported the charges, which carry a maximum of one year in jail, on Tuesday. He will be arraigned Aug. 1, the third day of Seahawks training camp, per Stephen Cohen of the Seattle Post-Intelligencer.
Bob Condotta of the Seattle Times confirmed the report, citing court records that show the arraignment date.
Boykin, 22, was originally arrested Dec. 31 after an incident at a bar in San Antonio prior to the Alamo Bowl.