The Chad Wheeler case is the latest example of the NFL dropping the ball when it comes to violence against women
The same weekend the NFL settled in for its conference championship round, a little-known Seattle Seahawks offensive lineman stands accused of an act of violence so horrific it still seems incomprehensible.
The chilling account from the King County police report begins with Chad Wheeler asking his girlfriend to literally bow to him. When she did not, the 6ft 7in, 310lb lineman threw her on a bed and strangled her until she lost consciousness. When she came to, Wheeler was stunned. “Wow, you’re alive?” he reportedly said.
Related: Seahawks say Wheeler no longer on team after domestic violence arrest
