Former NFL tight end Vernon Davis breaks his silence after being accused of assaulting a woman.
“I am aware and saddened by the report and hope to clear my name,” Davis said in a written statement. shared via Instagram on Saturday January 31. “For now, I’m staying focused on my life, my work, and the amazing people and partners who believe and continue to support me. Your positivity means everything.”
He captioned the post: “With love, Verny Vern.”
Davis, 41, posted the same message on her Instagram story and decided to turn off comments on both posts.
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TMZ Sports reported Thursday, Jan. 29, that a warrant was issued for Davis’ arrest on Jan. 8 for assault and battery. According to the report, the former NFL star has a court date scheduled for February.
The TMZ The report included details of a criminal complaint obtained by the outlet.
The complaint stems from an incident on May 31, when the woman claims a disagreement erupted between her and Davis in her bedroom over her pregnancy.
In the complaint, the woman claimed that Davis was “hitting me with magazines + books from under his TV,” further alleging that the former tight end offered her $10,000.
She also claimed that Davis stopped attacking her when she pulled out her phone to record the alleged incident.
The woman also accused Davis of slapping her in the face after a separate incident. She claimed another argument broke out between her and Davis after she accused him of lying to her. He reportedly claimed he slapped her after she sat down next to him on the couch, adding that he allegedly told her “not to question him.”
She claimed she recorded a conversation between her and Davis later that night where she said, “If I really slapped you, your face would be blue/black.”
The woman also claimed there was another altercation that left her with visible bruises.
Davis won Super Bowl 50 with the Denver Broncos in 2015, but played most of his career with the San Francisco 49ers. After being selected sixth overall in the 2006 NFL Draft, he spent 14 years in the NFL (with the 49ers, Broncos and Washington Commanders) and recorded 583 career receptions for 7,562 yards.
In 2016, right after Davis won the Super Bowl with the Broncos, his then-girlfriend Janel’s houseaccused him cheating on her with a 20 year old woman in an Instagram post that was deleted soon after.
UPDATE: 04/03/24 4:33 PM ET. Vernon Davis broke his silence on the death of his younger brother, Vonate Davis. “I couldn’t have asked for a better little brother,” the former tight end told the Daily Mail on Wednesday, April 3. Although the details of Vontae’s death have not been confirmed, Vernon shared with the media (…)
“When you give everything to a man, 15 years, 3 kids, and sacrifice your life and then he cheats on you with a 20 year old and lies to you @vernondavis85,” she wrote, with a split image of Davis and the woman in question.
Davis and Home never married, but were a couple for nearly 15 years and share three children, whom she referenced in her post.
In 2024, Davis he tragically lost his brother, Vonate Daviswho was also an NFL star, at just 35 years old.
“I couldn’t have asked for a better little brother,” Vernon said Daily Mail at the time of his brother’s death.