Eagles linebacker Nigel Bradham was arrested in Miami on Miami for allegedly punching a hotel employee in the face during a dispute over the speed of the service the employee was providing to Bradham’s group and coach Doug Pederson faced questions about potential impact on his spot with the team on Wednesday.
Pederson said, via Jeff McLane of the Philadelphia Inquirer, that he doesn’t foresee the Eagles releasing Bradham as a result of the arrest. Bradham is expected to be part of the team’s starting defense as he reunites with defensive coordinator Jim Schwartz, who coached Bradham when both men were in Buffalo in 2014.
Pederson also said that he had a “great conversation” with Bradham, but said that he otherwise wouldn’t discuss what remains an ongoing legal process.
McLane reports that sources told him Bradham hit the worker, who was a beach attendant at a hotel, three times after the worker swung at Bradham and hit Bradham’s girlfriend when the swing went awry.