A former Tennessee Titans NFL player and current sports radio show host was arrested Monday night in connection with a domestic violence incident.

Derrick Mason, 43, has been charged with felony aggravated assault involving strangulation and vandalism, according to an arrest affidavit filed by Metro police.

According to police, a woman in her 40s whom Mason had been dating for about one year called just before 9:30 a.m. for officers to respond to her home near Bellevue.

Arriving officers found the woman crying and holding her stomach upon contact, the affidavit states.

She told officers that Mason had assaulted her, including grabbing her by the neck and hitting her in the stomach, after she told Mason she no longer wanted to be in a relationship with him, according to Metro police.

"While defensively trying to protect herself, she snatched his beaded bracelets off of his wrist as he was grabbing her by the arms, which explained the beads throughout the location," the affidavit continues. "During the altercation, she stated that she was slapped with an open hand."

Detectives in the department's domestic violence division found bruising on the woman's arm, a red mark on the right side of her neck and a scratch on her hand, as well as a hole in the back of her wooden front door.

She told officers Mason, who had left before police arrived, caused the hole. She also said Mason has a key to her home but does not live there.

Police obtained warrants for Mason's arrest on Monday afternoon, and after a detective notified him he was wanted, Mason surrendered to officers downtown later that night.

According to online records, he was booked into the Metro jail at 9:10 p.m. and released on $12,500 bond at 6:25 a.m. Tuesday.

Mason is due in court for a hearing on the case in Davidson County General Sessions court on Monday.

Investigators have no records of prior incidents between the couple, according to Metro police.

Mason is a co-host of a weekday Nashville sports talk radio show on 102.5 The Game.

A tweet posted from 102.5 The Game said Mason alerted his employer Monday that he had been accused of assault and that he would be off Tuesday "to deal with this matter."

When reached by phone Tuesday, a producer at the station said he could not comment about whether Mason would continue to co-host the show.

Mason was drafted by the Tennessee Oilers, soon after to become the Titans, in the fourth round of the 1997 NFL draft.

The two-time Pro Bowler played eight seasons for Tennessee before leaving in 2005 for the Baltimore Ravens, where he went go on to become the franchise leader in career receiving yards. He played brief stints for the New York Jets and Houston Texans in 2011 before retiring.

He played in 230 games in his career with 943 receptions for 12,061 yards and 42 touchdowns. He also returned punts and kicks for the Titans. He had three touchdowns in his 338 total returns.

Spencer Elliott and Dave Ammenheuser contributed to this story. Reach Natalie Allison at nallison@tennessean.com. Follow her on Twitter at @natalie_allison.