NFL Player Braylon Edwards Charged with Assault

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October 27th, 2009

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Braylon Edwards is being charged with misdemeanor assault for punching Lebron James’ friend in the face at a nightclub in Cleveland. Braylon, who was playing for the Cleveland Browns at the time, was traded with a quickness to the New York Jets.

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CLEVELAND — Former Cleveland Browns wide receiver Braylon Edwards has been charged with misdemeanor assault over accusations he punched a man outside a Cleveland nightclub, an incident that prompted his trade to the New York Jets.

Cleveland city prosecutor Victor Perez filed the charge Monday. It carries a maximum sentence of six months in jail and a $1,000 fine. An arraignment was scheduled for Nov. 17 in Cleveland Municipal Court.

Patrick D’Angelo, an attorney for Edwards, said his client will plead not guilty.

The Jets said in a statement that the team was aware of the allegations before the trade and will let the legal process run its course. An NFL spokesman told ESPN NFL Insider Adam Schefter that the league will review the matter.

Edwards is accused of punching promoter Edward Givens, a friend of NBA star LeBron James, following an argument Oct. 5 on the sidewalk outside View Ultralounge & Nightclub on Prospect Avenue. James called Edwards’ actions “childish” and presumed the NFL player was jealous of him and his friends.

Two days later, Browns coach Eric Mangini traded Edwards to the Jets for wide receiver Chansi Stuckey, linebacker Jason Trusnik and two undisclosed draft choices. Edwards also faces possible punishment from the NFL for violating the league’s personal conduct policy.

Edwards’ tenure with the Browns was marked by incidents on and off the field, and the alleged assault was the last straw for Mangini. While with Cleveland, Edwards, who is in the final year of his contract, dropped passes, criticized the team’s play-calling, argued with teammates and famously took a helicopter to the Ohio State-Michigan game in 2006 despite being told not to go.

Edwards was also out partying in March with teammate Donte’ Stallworth, who later that night struck and killed a 59-year-old pedestrian while driving drunk in Miami. Stallworth is suspended for the season.

In his debut with New York, Edwards had five catches for 64 yards and a touchdown in a 31-27 loss to Miami. He has nine catches for 118 yards since joining the Jets. Edwards made the Pro Bowl in 2007, when he caught 80 passes for 1,289 yards and 16 TDs.

Information from The Associated Press was used in this report.

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Comments

14 Responses to “NFL Player Braylon Edwards Charged with Assault”

Ms. J

10/27/09, 17:06:pm

hey

THE SoSelphish 1

10/27/09, 17:23:pm

Hey…. ***** happens

3LuvMe*

10/27/09, 17:52:pm

oh well, wom womp wooooomp!!

Atl_Finest

10/27/09, 19:00:pm

Why do it take celebs so long to get charged? If I weil on a nicca, I am going to jail and get charged the same night.

Daywalker(I can p***** anything on the road but a gas station!!!)

10/27/09, 19:18:pm

MAYNE, ***** LE BRON JAMES’ ***** ***** FRIEND!!! THAT ***** WAS PROLLY MOUTHIN OFF, AND GOT HIS ***** BEAT!! I AIN’T TAKIN SIDES, BUT I KNOW GOOD AND WELL THAT WHEN A BIG *****ED ***** ROLL UP IN THE CLUB, LITLE *****S TRY EM!!! HE JUST CAUGHT A ***** KICKIN AND WANNA ACT LIKE A LITTLE ***** NOW, BUT I BET HIS ***** WASN’T ACTING THAT WAY TILL HE GOT *****ED UP!!! AND AS LONG AS I’M ON THE SUBJECT, ***** LE BRON TOO!!! OL ***** *****!!!

Uzzzz a Beeyatch

10/27/09, 20:34:pm

Sound like some *****es fighting over a man to me…hmmmm, let’s think on this one for a moment.

Donna

10/27/09, 23:00:pm

Say it aint so!
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jwood6

10/27/09, 23:17:pm

That ***** got ran out of Cleveland because there was a contract on his head and the Browns did not want to sponsor his sorry ***** memorial.

BLACK-A-RIFICK

10/28/09, 08:46:am

ITS NOT HARD TO SEE THAT THE LORD IS JUDGING THESE RICH *****S LATELY!!!!!

007.5

10/28/09, 10:06:am

Hey black-a-arifick tha lord is not judging *****s white people are. Look @ Tom Cable raiders coach he broke a guy’s jaw and they dropped tha charges i wonder why

ThatGuy

11/9/09, 02:13:am

This ***** needs to get his life in order.

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