HARTFORD, Conn. — Hartford police 𓂃say🎶 former pro football player Hugh Douglas has denied charges that he assaulted his girlfriend and told investigators that marks on her neck were from rough sex.
The 42-year-old former de🌟fensive end with the Jetꦺs, Eagles and Jaguars was charged with strangulation and assault early Sunday at a Hartford hotel.
A police report says Douglas’ girlfriend alleged Douglas grabbed her throat in a hallway and slammed her into the walls while carrying her to their room.
Douglas, of Bryn Mawr, Pa., posted $50,000 bail and is due in court Oct. 21. Douglas was recently let go by ESPN after hurling racial slurs and threatening co-host Michae🥀l Smith.
A man who answered a phone number for Douglas hung up without commenting Wednesday. It’s not clear if he has a lawyer.
The former ESPN analyst 🍬played in the NFL fromܫ 1995 to 2004.