Giants safety Kam Moore has been charged with third-degree aggravated assault for punching a woman and knocking her unconscious after stepping on her neck in a domestic violence incident, according to a criminal complaint and affidavit of probable cause filed by the Union County Prosecutor’s Office and obtained by NJ Advance Media on Monday.

Moore is accused of placing his foot on the unidentified woman’s neck and applying pressure during an incident outside of his home on Thursday night, according to Linden police. After she got to her feet, the woman told police she began yelling at Moore and pushed him, and he responded by punching her in the face with a closed fist and causing her to lose consciousness, according to the report.

The woman was taken by a friend to Rahway Hospital and suffered visible injuries to her neck and face, which police described as “bruising, swelling and abrasions.”

The Giants suspended Moore on Monday morning.

“New York Giants safety Kamrin Moore was arrested over the weekend in Linden, New Jersey, for an alleged domestic violence-related incident,” a team spokesperson told NJ Advance Media. “Moore has been suspended by the team pending further investigation.”

Moore, 22, and the woman met in January and began dating, according to the affidavit.

The woman said she sent Moore multiple text messages on Thursday night but did not get a reply, so she went to his residence, and a woman approached her vehicle, the affidavit states. A fight between the two women broke out, and Moore is accused of watching as they assaulted each other until the complainant fell to the ground and he became physical, the report said.

Police were not called to the scene. The woman walked in to the police department on Saturday night to file her complaint.

The standard for aggravated assault in New Jersey is “purposely or knowingly or under circumstances manifesting extreme indifference to the value of human life recklessly causing significant body harm” to a victim. Moore appeared in Linden Superior Court on Monday afternoon.

The woman’s name is withheld by police as a victim of alleged domestic violence.

Moore was drafted in the sixth round out of Boston College by the New Orleans Saints in 2018 and was claimed off waivers by the Giants last September. He played 10 snaps in two games as a rookie and is competing for a roster spot as a defensive backup and special teams contributor.

Players involved in a domestic violence incident are subject to a six-game suspension for their first offense and a theoretical lifetime ban for a subsequent offense under the NFL’s policy since 2016. When a player is formally charged, he is supposed to be placed on immediate paid leave, and the NFL often conducts its own investigation.

Moore’s agent did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

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