Trent Richardson arrested in Alabama on a domestic violence charge

Trent Richardson’s football career is all but over, and now he’s having problems off the field too.

Richardson, the former first-round pick of the Cleveland Browns who was later traded to the Indianapolis Colts, was arrested in Hoover, Ala. on Thursday on a domestic violence charge according to AL.com.

According to AL.com’s report, two calls were placed to authorities when yelling was heard from a hotel room. Officers found Richardson and a female in the room, and officers determined they had been arguing earlier in the night. Hoover police Capt. Gregg Rector told AL.com that at some point the argument allegedly got physical and the female suffered scratches and bruises to her faces.

AL.com said Richardson was arrested “without incident” and charged with third-degree domestic violence and was booked in Hoover City Jail with a bond of $1,000.

Richardson was probably done in the NFL anyway, but the arrest likely seals it. Richardson, the third pick of the 2012 draft who averaged just 3.3 yards per carry with the Browns and Colts, was cut early last August by the Baltimore Ravens. He had been attempting a comeback, got in shape but didn’t even make it to any preseason games with the Ravens.

Richardson hasn’t played a regular-season game since 2014 and it’s very hard to believe he will again, especially after his recent legal trouble.

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