Buffalo Bills running back LeSean McCoy is accused of being involved in an altercation with three off-duty police officers during the weekend in Philadelphia, according to multiple reports Monday.
Several media outlets reported late Monday night that arrest warrants were imminent.
McCoy and former NFL running back Curtis Brinkley were in a dispute with the officers over the purchase of champagne, according to a police report.
Reports say Brinkley grabbed the bottle, and a fight broke out at 2:45 a.m. Sunday at a nightclub named Recess.
The condition of McCoy and Brinkley was not indicated, but at least two officers were hospitalized, one possibly with a skull fracture and another for a broken nose, broken rib, an eye isolation and a sprained thumb.
The police report states that officers Darnell Jessie, Roland Butler and Sergeant Daniel Ayers purchased four bottles of champagne that evening. When Butler “moved to another location with his bottle,” former Pitt football player Tamarcus Porter “approached him and tried to pull the bottle from his hand.”
According to the report, “an argument ensued as to the ownership of the bottle” at which point McCoy, Brinkley and Christopher Henderson “assisted (Porter).” During the ensuing altercation, according to the report, Butler was knocked to the ground and “punched, kicked and stomped about his body and head multiple times.”
McCoy, 27, played six years with the Philadelphia Eagles before he was traded to the Bills last season. In 12 games for Buffalo, all starts, McCoy had 203 carries for 895 yards and three touchdowns.
The Bills issued the following statement in a press release: “We are aware of the reports regarding LeSean McCoy and in the process of gathering more information. We will not provide any further comment at this time.”
Brinkley, 30, played for the San Diego Chargers from 2010-12. He is a Philadelphia native.