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N.F.L. Roundup: Ray McDonald, Ex-49er, Is Indicted

A grand jury in Santa Clara County, Calif., indicted the former San Francisco 49ers defensive lineman Ray McDonald on one count of rape of an intoxicated person, and 49ers linebacker Ahmad Brooks was charged with misdemeanor sexual battery.

In a lawsuit filed in May, a woman accused Brooks of groping her while she was unconscious at McDonald’s home on Dec. 15.

The 49ers sent Brooks home from Colorado, where they are holding joint practices with the Denver Broncos before a preseason game Saturday night.

“We take any charge against a member of this organization seriously and are in communication with the N.