Pittsburgh Steelers running back Chris Rainey was arrested by Gainesville Police early Thursday morning for simple battery (dating violence), Jon Silmon of the Gainesville Sun reports, this according to a report. Police received a 911 call from a witness about a verbal altercation that turned physical around 8:30 a.m. Witnesses told officers that Rainey and the victim got into an argument over Rainey’s cellphone. The female victim entered the vehicle of Rainey’s roommate, and Rainey confronted her on the passenger side of the vehicle, and began pulling her out of the vehicle, witnesses then observed Rainey slap the victim across the face with an open hand and both Rainey and the female victim then fell to the ground. The victim was able to run away, but Rainey chased after her because his cellphone was in a bag the victim was carrying, Rainey grabbed the bag again, and they both fell to the ground again. Neither party suffered visible injuries from the encounter, multiple witnesses confirmed the incident. Source: The Redzone
ah, boredom sets in for the players who are in their off-season .............. let the domestic disputes begin ..................
Steelers GM Kevin Colbert “Under the circumstances and due to this conduct, Chris will no longer be a member of the Pittsburgh Steelers.” https://twitter.com/steelers Boom.
