Ex-NFL player Marcellus Wiley jailed on domestic battery charge

Field Level Media|published: Sun 5th July, 12:47 2026

Feb 8, 2024; Las Vegas, NV, USA; Marcellus Wiley on the red carpet before the NFL Honors show at Resorts World Theatre. Mandatory Credit: Kirby Lee-Imagn Images

Former NFL defensive end Marcellus Wiley has been arrested on a domestic battery charge in Orange County, Fla.

He is currently being held in jail on no bond.

Wiley, 51, was taken into custody by Orange County sheriff's deputies Saturday. No additional details were provided in jail records.

This is the latest in a string of accusations against Wiley. In May, Rolling Stone reported that four people, including a former production assistant at ESPN, had filed a lawsuit in New York that accused him of sexual assault. Three other individuals have sued him, alleging he raped them while a student-athlete at Columbia in 1994, per the article.

Wiley posted a purported court order dismissing three of the claims to his social media account in May.

Wiley played 10 seasons in the NFL. He spent his first four campaigns with the Buffalo Bills after they selected him in the second round of the 1997 NFL Draft. Wiley then played three seasons with the then-San Diego Chargers (2001-03), one with the Dallas Cowboys (2004) and two with the Jacksonville Jaguars (2005-06).

The 6-foot-4, 275-pound Wiley appeared in 147 games (79 starts) and was selected to the 2001 Pro Bowl.

Overall, he made 322 tackles (47 for loss) and had 44 sacks and five fumble recoveries in his career.

After retiring, Wiley held a variety of roles with ESPN and then Fox Sports.

--Field Level Media

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