Update, Sept. 10, 2025: The charges against Christopher Massey related to the incident described below have been dropped. Read more here.

PUTNAM COUNTY, W.Va. (WOWK) – A former NFL player and current West Virginia high school football coach faces charges over an alleged altercation with an off-duty sheriff's deputy.

The alleged incident involved former long-snapper Christopher Massey, who played with the St. Louis Rams, and, briefly, with the Chicago Bears. Massey is now coaching at Winfield High School in Putnam County.

According to a criminal complaint from Putnam County Magistrate Court, Christopher Massey, of Winfield, is charged with obstructing an officer, battery, trespassing – asked to leave, and disorderly conduct.

The complaint states that Massey was at his son's Winfield Mid

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