Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Malik McDowell was also booked for public exposure and resisting arrest
NFL star Malik McDowell has been arrested in Florida after allegedly attacking a police officer and exposing himself in public.
The incident occurred in the town of Deerfield Beach, around 25 miles from Fort Lauderdale, on Monday.
According to reports, the defensive tackle was allegedly strolling naked near a student learning center and entered the property in a state of undress.
Before he was apprehended with the use of a taser, the 25-year-old carried out a “violent attack” on a deputy, who said that McDowell “charged at me… at full speed with [a] closed fist” and left him “dazed”.
In footage obtained by TMZ and circulated online, McDowell is shown walking naked down the street with the narrator of the clip filming him saying: “He’s about to get tased right now. They tased him, bro.”
At one point, the Michigan State graduate drafted by the Seattle Seahawks in 2017 can also be seen writhing on the ground in handcuffs as around half a dozen officers surround him.
Resisting his position, the 6ft 6in star also appears to be kicked by one of them in order to stay put.