Ex-NFL player Browner charged with trying to kill his ex

Seattle Seahawks cornerback Brandon Browner, middle, picks off a pass intended for Arizona Cardinals wide receiver Michael Floyd at University of Phoenix Stadium in Glendale, Ariz., on October 17, 2013. (John Lok/Seattle Times/TNS)

by Associated Press
| July 12, 2018 1:00 AM

POMONA, Calif. (AP) — Prosecutors say former NFL cornerback Brandon Browner has been charged with trying to kill his ex-girlfriend after breaking into her Southern California home.

Browner, who won Super Bowls with the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots, was arrested Sunday east of Los Angeles.

The LA County District Attorney’s Office says the 33-year-old was charged Tuesday with attempted murder, first-degree residential robbery and other counts. It wasn’t immediately clear if he has a lawyer. Arraignment is scheduled for July 30.

Prosecutors say Browner broke into the apartment, chased and dragged the woman and then tried to smother her in a carpet. Prosecutors say he also stole a Rolex watch valued at about $20,000.

Browner is from nearby Pomona and played for Oregon State University before signing with the Seahawks in 2011.