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Green Bay Packers tight end Andrew Quarless was arrested for allegedly firing a gun during an argument. (AP Photo | Morry Gash)

Green Bay Packers tight end Andrew Quarless was arrested for allegedly firing two shots into the air during an argument outside a Miami Beach parking garage.

According to a report by The Associated Press, a witness told Miami Beach police that Quarless and three others pulled up to a car full of women early Saturday.

An arrest affidavit says the football player and another man approached the car. The conversation escalated and the witness told authorities he heard the women yelling for Quarless and his friend to leave them alone.

That's when authorities say Quarless pulled out a handgun and fired two shots in the air. He was charged with discharging a firearm in public.

A call and emails to the Packers by the AP were not immediately returned Saturday.

Quarless, 26, tried to leave the scene, hiding the semi-automatic .45 caliber handgun in a potted plant outside a restaurant, but he was apprehended, according to the New Times.

Quarless starred at Penn State before the Packers drafted him in 2010. Last year, he played 16 games, catching 29 passes for three touchdowns.

According to the New Times, a witness told police that Quarless fired the shots "in an attempt to emphasize his dominance and manhood."

(The Associated Press contributed to this report.)

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