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Cleveland Browns rookie Michael Hall Jr. has been placed on the NFL commissioner’s exempt list following an alleged domestic dispute with his fiancée, the mother of his baby boy.
The defensive tackle was arrested earlier this month after turning himself in to police in Avon, Ohio, and now faces serious allegations, including shoving, hitting, and holding a handgun to his fiancée’s temple.
As a result, Hall Jr. will not count against the Browns’ 53-man roster limit. He will also not be eligible to practice, play in, or attend games, although the Browns can allow him to be present at their training facility.
The allegations against Hall Jr. are severe, with the police report detailing a disturbing sequence of events. The incident allegedly began over a $1,500 dental bill, which Hall was asked to pay for. When he discovered that the woman had asked the child’s biological father for the funds, he became upset and began shouting at her.
According to the report, Hall then ordered her to leave the house, threw her possessions out the front door, and allegedly pressed a handgun against her temple, saying “I will f***ing end it all. I don’t care.”
Cleveland Browns rookie Michael Hall Jr. was placed on the NFL commissioner’s exempt list
The victim’s mother told police that she saw Hall strike the woman on the head with a baby bottle, drag her outside by her arms, choke her neck, and push her head through a wall. Police also noticed “several indicators of a physical altercation,” including a broken door frame and a hole in the bedroom wall.
However, the alleged victim recanted her statement against Hall Jr. to police last week. It’s not clear what was said in the statement, which police have reportedly not released, though it’s considered to be evidence.
Hall Jr.’s attorney confirmed to TMZ that the reports of his fiancée recanting her statement were “accurate.”
The defensive tackle will not count against the Browns’ 53-man roster limit (Pictured: head coach Kevin Stefanski)
The NFL’s decision to place Hall Jr. on the commissioner’s exempt list comes just days before the start of the season, and it remains to be seen how this incident will affect his future in the league.
Cleveland Browns rookie Michael Hall Jr. placed on NFL commissioner’s exempt list amid domestic violence case just days before start of season
