Not to be outdone by Falcons running back Michael Turner and his recent non-arrest arising from a domestic disturbance with the monther of his infant son, Cardinals receiver Larry Fitzgerald reportedly is on the wrong end of a restraining order, resulting from an altercation with the mother of his son.
According to TMZ.com, Fitzgerald has been ordered to stay away from the mother of his child after allegedly pushing her to the ground and pulling her hair out.
Angela Nazario claims that, when she brought the child to visit Fitzgerald in October, the parents of the child began to argue. Fitzgerald allegedly tried to “diffuse the situation” by raising his fists and challenging Nazario to a “play fight.”
She opted not to play; Nazario swung at Fitzgerald and “may have hit his face.”
Then it was on. Allegedly.
Nazario claims that Fiztgerald “grabbed me by my hair with both hands on the back of my head very very hard and tossed me across the room,” and that when she tried to leave he “grabbed the back of my neck and slammed me down on the marble floor.”
Alleged Nazario: “[I] was disoriented for awhile and could not get up, I remember he mumbled something about ‘that’s what happens when you try taking my son away from me.'”
She then realized that she had lost “chunks” of hair.
The incident could subject Fitzgerald to scrutiny under the NFL’s Personal Conduct Policy.
The Cardinals host the Falcons on Saturday in a wild-card playoff game.