Ravens WR Bateman arrested on family violence charges
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- Rashod Bateman was arrested June 3 on family violence charges after allegedly using an object to smash the windshield and driver's side door of a 2021 Mercedes-Benz carrying his 3-month-old daughter and her mother around 6 a.m., per Georgia court records.
- The arrest warrant alleges shattered glass caused cuts to the mother's face and that Bateman tried to puncture one of the car's tires with a screwdriver; police also observed multiple contusions on the mother she attributed to an earlier dispute at their shared Georgia residence.
- Bateman faces charges of family violence battery (misdemeanor for first offenses), reckless conduct, and first-degree criminal damage to property (felony).
- The NFL is reviewing the matter under its personal conduct policy, and a family violence violation could trigger a six-game unpaid suspension, per spokesman Brian McCarthy.
- The Ravens said they are aware of the situation, have been in direct contact with Bateman, and notified the league office, but declined further comment because it is a pending legal matter.
- Bateman's attorney Jordan Siev said it is "unfortunate that a personal family situation has been taken completely out of context for sensational reasons" and said the facts will come out in court.
- Bateman signed a three-year, $36.75 million extension with $20 million guaranteed after a breakout season but followed it with a career-low 224 receiving yards on 19 catches in 2025, and he missed voluntary May/June workouts and mandatory minicamp for what offensive coordinator Declan Doyle called "some personal things."
Why it matters: If the NFL's personal conduct review finds a family violence violation, Bateman faces a six-game unpaid suspension — a costly hit for a Ravens team that handed him a $36.75 million extension last year. His absence from June practices, then attributed vaguely to "personal things," is now colliding with a felony charge and a misdemeanor that could sideline a No. 2 wide receiver.
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