Redskins rookie investigated for domestic assault
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The NFL is investigating a possible case of domestic violence involving Washington Redskins rookie wide receiver Jamison Crowder. The player’s agent says he did not hit anyone.
The investigation apparently was spurred by a picture on Crowder’s Instagram page showing a woman with a cut lip and bruises on her body.
The images are accompanied by a post apparently written by the woman, who says, “I refuse to let you hurt me anymore physically or emotionally” and references being choked, bruised and “tossed around” and suffering a concussion and “busted lips.”
NFL NOTES
Crowder’s agent, Tory Dandy, told ESPN.com that the fourth-round pick out of Duke “hasn’t hit anybody” and his Instagram and Twitter accounts were hacked. The photos no longer appear on Crowder’s Instagram page.
■ BRONCOS — Denver placed John Bowlen Jr., son of owner Pat Bowlen, on indefinite leave in the wake of a domestic violence arrest.
Bowlen, who is a corporate partnerships coordinator for the team, was arrested Wednesday night in Glendale, Colo., according to KUSA-TV. Bowlen, 29, is accused of shoving his girlfriend against a bathroom wall as she tried to call 911, according to a police report.
■ SAINTS — Linebacker Junior Galette reportedly faces possible surgery for a pectoral injury.
Galette, 27, was injured away from the team’s facilities recently and is considering surgery, Fox Sports reported. Surgery could keep him out for up to six months. Galette has 22 sacks the past two seasons and is entering the second year of a four-year, $41.5 million contract.
■ RAMS — Wide receiver Bud Sasser, a sixth-round draft pick, was waived due to a heart condition.
While the Rams said several doctors recommended that Sasser not play, his agent said not all agreed.
The Rams signed Sasser this week to pay him his $113,737 bonus. If he clears waivers today, he would revert to the Rams’ reserve/nonfootball illness list.
■ RELOCATION MEETING — NFL owners added a special meeting in August to discuss potential plans for relocating a team to Los Angeles in 2016.
The meeting was not previously planned for 2015, following league meetings in Phoenix in March and last month in San Francisco. At each multiday gathering, the Los Angeles situation was a front-burner topic.
The Aug. 11 meeting is expected to take place in Chicago, according to reports, and the NFL could determine detailed plans, including a relocation fee expected to be in the hundreds of millions, for bringing a team back to Los Angeles for the 2016 season.
Many owners said in San Francisco at least one existing NFL team would likely play in Los Angeles in 2016. The St. Louis Rams, Oakland Raiders and San Diego Chargers all have stadium plans in the Los Angeles area.