Chicago Bears defensive end Mario Edwards Jr. has been one of the bright spots for the team most of this 2020 season. Signed for a paltry $1.6 million, he's become one of their most consistent pass rushers on the defensive line. Somebody who is good for a few pressures or a sack each week. He has played his way into a potentially lucrative new contract in 2021, either from the Bears or somebody else.
Unfortunately, those plans have hit a major snag. According to TMZ, a North Carolina court is charging the 27-year old with assault over an alleged domestic violence incident involving a woman in a local Charlotte hotel room. It happened back in October when the Bears visited the city to play the Carolina Panthers. The woman claims he made sexual advances and got physical with her when she declined.
"In the docs, the woman claims Edwards got violent with her in a North Carolina hotel room on October 17, 2020 (the day before the Bears played the Carolina Panthers). She says Edwards got aggressive when she turned down his sexual advances that night. The woman claims she took out her phone to record Edwards yelling at her -- and he reacted by smacking her in the eye with his hand. Then, she claims, Edwards grabbed her by the arm and "dragged her to the door of the hotel room." The woman claims Edwards continued his attack down the hotel hall by an elevator where he struck her in her arm."







