Cincinnati Bengals receiver Jermaine Burton is accused of choking a woman days before he was left out of his team's travel plans for the Steelers game ... an incident in which he allegedly threatened to take his own life.
Cops were called to the woman's residence around 8:45 AM on Dec. 30 ... after she reported an assault took place.
The woman -- who casually dated Burton since September -- said they got into an argument after going out for drinks the night prior.
The woman -- who is 19 years old -- stated Burton refused to let her go inside her apartment, choked her in the hallway and blocked the door.