An assistant coach for the Miami Dolphins has been accused of slapping his girlfriend in a drunken argument about exes that turned violent.
Outside linebackers coach Ryan Crow, 37, was arrested in Ft. Lauderdale early Friday morning and charged with felony battery, says a probable cause statement obtained by the NFL Network. The team has placed him on administrative leave.
The argument was regarding “past relationships” and became physical outside their shared apartment, police wrote.
Also citing police, the South Florida Sun Sentinel reported that the spat began after Crow’s partner “felt neglected by other team employees and their wives” at a “work party.”
Police said a witness saw Crow shove his girlfriend outside their apartment near downtown Ft. Lauderdale. The 6-foot-2 ex-college