Jabar Gaffney, a 36-year-old former University of Florida football standout and wide receiver in the NFL, faces a domestic battery charge after he was arrested Tuesday at his home in Queens Harbor, according to the Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office.

Police responded to the home in the 700 block of Providence Island Court just after 9 a.m. to investigate an assault reported by Gaffney’s girlfriend, according to the arrest report. The woman said she’s been in a relationship with Gaffney for over a year and lives with him at the home.

The responding officer noticed a small red bump above the woman’s left eye where she said she was hit, according to the report. She said the physical contact happened during an argument when she was poked with two fingers in the forehead shortly after the two woke up.

The woman said Gaffney left the home after the argument and returned to find her talking with police over the phone, the report said. He left again and was arrested without incident when he got back.

Gaffney was a star at Raines High School before attending Florida on a football scholarship. He’s had several brushes with the law throughout his adult life, according to court records, including multiple arrests on marijuana charges.

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