Arizona Cardinals running back Jonathan Dwyer has been indicted on a felony charge of aggravated assault stemming from two July arguments with his wife . The aggravated assault charge , a class 4 felony , was returned by a Maricopa County Grand Jury on Friday . Dwyer also was indicted on eight misdemeanors that included one assault charge . The Cardinals deactivated Dwyer after he was arrested earlier this month in connection with the incidents , including one in which police say Dwyer head-butted his wife , Kayla Dwyer . According to a court document , the first argument 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 later that he was hiding in a bathroom at the time , according to police . On July 22 , there was another argument , and Dwyer 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 . Dwyer was not indicted for hitting the child . NFL 's past penalties for domestic violence ' a different story ' When his wife threatened to call police , Dwyer 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 . Neither the Arizona Cardinals nor Dwyer 's agent , Adisa Bakari , responded immediately to CNN 's request for comment . Because he was deactivated , Dwyer can not play the rest of the NFL season . Dwyer 's legal trouble comes as the NFL has been struggling with its public image over how it deals with domestic violence cases . NFL 's Goodell : I 'm staying ; 'We will get our house in order ' on domestic violence .
Jonathan Dwyer was playing for the Arizona Cardinals until he was arrested . He was charged with one felony , eight misdemeanors . The charges were dropped after a plea deal and no jail time. There was another argument the next night that drew police to their apartment .