Washington Redskins safety Montae Nicholson was arrested Tuesday, accused of assaulting a man in Ashburn, Virginia. Alex Brandon/Associated Press
For the second time in a month, the entertainment news website TMZ has obtained and released video apparently showing an N.F.L. player engaged in off-field violence, this time Washington Redskins safety Montae Nicholson, who seems to knock a man out cold during a late-night brawl in Virginia.
TMZ has not said how it obtained the video, but it is open about its willingness to pay for valuable videos and information. Last week the N.F.L. insisted that it would not pay for video evidence of player involvement in off-field incidents.