Former University of Michigan wide receiver Csont’e York pleaded guilty Monday to two assault charges as a part of a plea deal that saw another charge dropped, according to a court official.

Csont'e York pleaded guilty to two assault charges on Monday.

An official at the 15th District Court confirmed York pleaded guilty to one count of aggravated assault and one charge of assault and battery in a court hearing Monday morning. In exchange for York’s plea, one charge of assault and battery was dropped.

York was charged with sucker-punching a 23-year-old man outside Scorekeepers Bar and Grille, 310 Maynard St., about 2:15 a.m. July 18. The man suffered a broken jaw and lost a tooth from the assault, according to the police report.

York, 20, was kicked off the University of Michigan football team in August and he was charged later on that month.

York told police he hit the man because the man was confronting one of his friends.

“He pressed up on him face to face exchanging words for no reason,” York said, according to the report. “I got (nervous) and scared about the situation so I hit the guy. I punched him.”

One witness told police that a group of people were arguing about football and hockey and the victim was with a friend who is a former U-M hockey player now in the NHL.

“A group of people were arguing about football and hockey. Everybody was talking … crap,” the witness told police. “(The victim) was jaw-jacking. All (of a) sudden the guy just came up and cold clocked (the victim).”

The court official said York will be sentenced at 9 a.m. on Oct. 24. The former Wolverine is now enrolled at University of Toledo.

Aggravated assaulted carries a maximum penalty of up to one year in jail and a $1,000 fine. Assault and battery is a lesser charge and carries a maximum penalty of 93 days in jail and a $500 fine.

U-M Student Legal Services attorneys are representing court and an official declined to talk about the case when reached Monday.

Kyle Feldscher covers cops and courts for The Ann Arbor News. He can be reached at kylefeldscher@mlive.com or you can follow him on Twitter. Find all Washtenaw County crime stories here.