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Keelan Johnson, 24, was booked into jail early on Saturday
and later released after the skirmish at a bar on Mill Avenue,
an entertainment district near Arizona State University in
Tempe.
Johnson, an Eagles safety who played college football for
Arizona State, is accused by Tempe police of assault and
resisting arrest and disorderly conduct, both misdemeanors,
according to court records.
Police said they were interviewing people outside Zuma Grill
about a fight inside the establishment when Johnson began
yelling at them and refused to leave the immediate area.
During the incident, police said Johnson "gave the victim a two
armed impact push to the victim's chest, striking him with great
force, knocking him backwards," court records stated.
He was later taken to the ground by arresting officers after
resisting attempts to take him into custody, records said.
Eagles spokesman Derek Boyko said the team was disappointed by
Johnson's arrest and was looking into the incident.
Johnson was signed to the Eagles' practice squad before the
start of the 2013 season. He played in two games for the team
last year.
(Reporting by David Shwartz; Editing by Daniel Wallis and Peter
Cooney)
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