Four-time Super Bowl champion Patrick Pass has been charged with assault and disorderly conduct after allegedly shoving an elderly man to the ground at a Planet Fitness gym.
Patrick Pass, a former New England Patriots fullback, was arrested on Wednesday in North Providence, Rhode Island, after allegedly assaulting an elderly man at a Planet Fitness gym.
Pass, 46, was allegedly arguing with an 82-year-old man over exercise equipment at the gym before the former NFL player shoved the victim to the floor, per multiple reports.
Former Patriots Fullback Patrick Pass Arrested for Assault at Gym
The man reportedly sustained back injuries from the fall to the ground.
Pass was arrested and charged with assaulting a man over 60 years of age causing bodily injury, which is a felony in Rhode Island, and disorderly conduct, a misdemeanor, per the New York Post.
Former Patriots Fullback Patrick Pass Arrested for Assault at Gym
According to court records, Pass was given $10,000 personal recognizance and was ordered not to contact the victim.
Pass' next court date is scheduled for January.
Former Patriots Fullback Patrick Pass Arrested for Assault at Gym
Pass is a four-time Super Bowl champion over his eight-year career that involved playing one game in his final season with the New York Giants in 2007 – the year they defeated Tom Brady and the Patriots in the Super Bowl to spoil their undefeated season.
Pass, a seventh-round pick in the 2000 NFL Draft, one round after the famous pick of Brady, had 526 yards rushing with three touchdowns over his 78 games in New England.
He also caught 66 balls for 570 receiving yards with a touchdown.
Pass was recently a coach in the Indoor Football League for the Massachusetts Pirates, where he was suspended indefinitely after a brawl saw players jumping into the stands during a game with the Arizona Rattlers.
The Patriots released a statement saying they were aware of the arrest and would "cooperate with the authorities in any way possible."
Pass' arrest is just the latest in a string of incidents involving former NFL players being arrested for assault. In recent years, former players such as Ray Rice, Greg Hardy, and Jovan Belcher have all been arrested and charged with assault or domestic violence.
These arrests have raised questions about the NFL's culture and whether enough is being done to prevent violence against women. The league has taken steps in recent years to address the issue, including implementing a new personal conduct policy and increasing funding for domestic violence prevention programs.
However, critics argue that the league has not done enough and that more needs to be done to change the culture of violence that exists in some parts of the NFL.
