( CNN ) -- Arizona Cardinals backup running back Jonathan Dwyer has been released on bond after his arrest in connection with domestic abuse allegations , authorities said Thursday . The Cardinals deactivated Dwyer after news of the arrest , according to a news release from the team . CNN 's calls to the office of Dwyer 's agent , Adisa Bakari , were n't immediately returned . An announcement from the Phoenix Police Department said two incidents allegedly occurred on consecutive days in late July . They were reported last week . Detectives interviewed Dwyer , and he `` admitted to the incidents , however , denied any physical assaults , '' the police statement said . According to a court document , the incident began the morning of July 21 , when after a verbal argument with his wife at their Phoenix apartment , Dwyer allegedly tried to kiss his wife and remove her clothing . She told him to stop several times , and `` when he continued , she bit the defendant 's lip . He head-butted her in the face , which she later learned had caused a nasal bone fracture . '' A neighbor called police because of `` the loud arguing , '' and when they arrived , Dwyer 's wife told them that only she and her son were in the house , the document says . Dwyer acknowledged Wednesday that he was hiding in a bathroom at the time , according to police . Dwyer 's wife said that the running back texted a photo of a knife , saying he did n't want to live , and threatened to kill himself in front of her and her son if she told police about the assault , the document says . On July 22 , there was another argument , and Dwyer allegedly punched his wife on the left side of her face , according to the court document . `` He also began punching the walls , causing visible damage . The defendant then picked up a shoe and threw it , striking their 17-month-old son in the stomach , '' it says . The child was not injured . When his wife threatened to call police , Dwyer allegedly took her phone and threw it from their second-story residence , the document says . As his wife fled , witnesses heard her yell , `` He f -- -ing hit me ; I 'm calling the police . '' Witnesses also reported seeing `` swelling and discoloration '' on the left side of her face , according to police . Police said he was booked on one count of aggravated assault causing a fracture , one count of aggravated assault involving a minor , two counts of criminal damage , one count of preventing the use of a phone in an emergency , and assault . The two victims were a 27-year-old woman and an 17-month-old child , police said . Dwyer posted bond and was released from the Maricopa County Jail on Thursday , according to a tweet from the county Sheriff 's Office . The state had requested a $ 60,000 bond Wednesday , but the judge set a $ 25,000 `` cash-only '' bond and required Dwyer to wear an electronic monitoring device and abide by a curfew . He also ca n't have contact with the victims , leave the state of Arizona , possess weapons or drink alcohol . The Cardinals said they became aware of the allegations when contacted by police . Dwyer , 25 , is the fourth NFL player to be in the headlines this week . Two other players , Adrian Peterson of the Minnesota Vikings and Greg Hardy of the Carolina Panthers , took paid leave from their teams to focus on their legal cases . Peterson has been charged in Texas with child abuse . Hardy has been convicted of misdemeanor assault charges in North Carolina and has been granted the opportunity to have a new trial , this time in front of a jury . And running back Ray Rice has an appeal with the NFL in connection with his indefinite suspension after a domestic violence incident . Dwyer is listed as the No . 2 running back for the Cardinals behind Andre Ellington . He is in his fifth NFL season and first with the Cardinals , and he has 51 yards on 16 carries in two games this year . NFL players out amid claims of violence . CNN 's Jackie Castillo , AnneClaire Stapleton and Shane Deitert contributed to this report .
NEW : Jonathan Dwyer fractured his wife 's nose with a headbutt , police say . Maricopa County Sheriff 's Office says Dwyer has been released from jail . He was arrested in connection with a domestic violence allegation . The team announced after the arrest that Dwyer had been deactivated .