Former NFL tight finish Vernon Davis is breaking his silence after he was accused of attacking a girl.
“I’m conscious and saddened by the reporting and look ahead to clearing my title,” Davis mentioned in a written assertion shared by way of Instagram on Saturday, January 31. “For now, I’m staying targeted on my life, my work, and the wonderful folks and companions who imagine in and proceed to assist me. Your positivity means the whole lot.”
He captioned the submit, “With love, Verny Vern.”
Davis, 41, posted the identical message on his Instagram story, deciding to show the feedback off on each posts.
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TMZ Sports activities reported on Thursday, January 29, {that a} warrant for Davis’s arrest was issued on January 8 for assault and battery. In response to the report, the previous NFL star has a court docket date slated for February.
The TMZ report included particulars from a felony grievance obtained by the outlet.
The grievance got here from a Might 31 incident, when the girl claims a disagreement broke out between her and Davis in his room over her being pregnant.
Within the grievance, the girl claimed Davis “was hitting me w/ magazines + books from below his TV,” additional alleging that the previous tight finish provided her $10,000.
She additionally claimed that Davis stopped attacking her when she pulled her cellphone out to document the alleged incident.
The girl additionally accused Davis of slapping her within the face after a separate incident. She claimed one other argument broke out between her and Davis after she accused him of mendacity to her. She reportedly claimed he slapped her after she sat subsequent to him on the sofa, including that he allegedly instructed her “to not query him.”
She claimed that she recorded a dialog between her and Davis later that evening the place he mentioned, “If I actually slapped you, your face can be blue/black.”
The girl additionally claimed that there was one other altercation that left her with seen bruising.
Davis gained Tremendous Bowl 50 with the Denver Broncos in 2015, however performed most of his profession with the San Francisco 49ers. After he was drafted sixth total within the 2006 NFL Draft, he spent 14 years within the NFL (with the 49ers, Broncos and Washington Commanders) and recorded 583 profession receptions for 7,562 yards.
Again in 2016 — simply after Davis gained the Tremendous Bowl with the Broncos — his then-fiancee, Janel Dwellingaccused him of dishonest on her with a 20-year-old girl in an Instagram submit that was deleted quickly after.
UPDATE: 4/3/24 4:33 p.m. ET. Vernon Davis broke his silence on the dying of his youthful brother, Vonate Davis. “I couldn’t have requested for a greater little brother,” the previous tight finish mentioned to the Each day Mail on Wednesday April 3. Whereas particulars of Vontae’s dying haven’t been confirmed, Vernon shared with the outlet (…)
“Whenever you give a person your all, 15yrs, 3kids, and also you sacrifice your life after which he cheats on you with a 20yr previous youngster and lies on you @vernondavis85,” she wrote, with a break up picture of Davis and the girl in query.
Davis and Dwelling by no means married, however have been a pair for almost 15 years and share three children collectively, which she referenced in her submit.
In 2024, Davis tragically misplaced his brother, Vonate Daviswho was additionally an NFL star, at simply 35 years previous.
“I couldn’t have requested for a greater little brother,” Vernon mentioned to the Each day Mail on the time of his brother’s dying.