HOUSTON -- The NFL placed Houston Texans starting safety Jimmie Ward on the commissioner exempt list, the league announced Tuesday.

Ward may not practice or attend games while on the list.

The placement stems from Ward's arrest in Montgomery County, Texas, at 5:38 a.m. on June 12 for alleged family violence in his Magnolia home involving his fiancé.

On the first day of training camp, Houston general manager Nick Caserio, asked about Ward's initial arrest on the first day of training camp, said the team would "kind of let the legal process take care of itself."

Almost two months later, Ward was arrested on Aug. 7 for violating his previous release conditions by testing positive for alcohol. As a result, he had to spend the night in jail.

The woman involved in the incident filed a l

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