Former Colts linebacker Daniel Adongo currently doesn’t have an NFL team. And he may never play for another NFL team again.
According to Nat Newell and Stephen Holder of the Indianapolis Star, the NFL is investigating Adongo under the Personal Conduct Policy.
The Star also reports that police have been called to Adongo’s home twice in the last three months for an investigation of potential domestic violence. While the authorities will not be pursuing charges and deem the case to be closed, the NFL’s case remains open — primarily because the NFL isn’t bound by the very high standard ofproof beyond a reasonable doubt.
A friend of a woman who had been living with Adongo told police that Adongo had “grabbed the woman by the throat and held her underwater in the bathtub,” according to the police report obtained by the Star. The friend also said Adongo had “punched multiple holes in the walls and damaged appliances, the woman’s car, furniture and cell phones.”
That type of hearsay would never hold up in court. It also may not be enough to prompt the NFL to take action, absent some degree of cooperation from the alleged victim.
Working against Adongo is the fact that he’s a fringe player, a former rugby player who has bounced on and off the Indianapolis roster and who isn’t nearly good enough to justify the Colts or any other team taking the P.R. hit that goes along with allegations of domestic violence, regardless of whether they have merit.
The Colts waived Adongo earlier this week. He was deactivated for last Sunday’s game, days after the most recent incident.
- Pro Football Talk
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