Cleveland Browns offensive line coach Andy Moeller, suspended indefinitely by the team before the beginning of the season, will not face assault charges for the incident that led to his suspension, according to Evan MacDonald of Cleveland.com.
Browns assistant won’t be charged with assault
Andy Moeller has been suspended by the Browns indefinitely, but will not face assault charges for an incident earlier in September.
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The Browns announced the suspension for Moeller on Sept. 7 in light of an “incident” the team elected not to provide further details about, but said that there were allegations the team was taking “very seriously.” Mike Garafolo of FOX Sports first reported about a possible assault shortly after the suspension was announced.
The NFL is still reviewing the incident under its personal conduct policy. Moeller is set to meet with league officials next week, according to Garafolo.
Over Labor Day weekend, Moeller's former fiancee accused the coach of assault and told a 911 operator that he tried to "strangle me and beat me up" during a visit to his home. She further claimed that Moeller told her to "shut up" while she was engaged in a phone conversation with her son. Cleveland.com has acquired the full audio of the 911 call.
Assault charges are not on the way for Moeller, despite the prosecutor saying “it is quite clear an incident of volatile nature took place.“ Still, the actions of each individual was not clear enough to warrant charges.
Prior to accepting the offensive line coaching job in Cleveland, Moeller held the same position with the Baltimore Ravens. He served a two-game suspension in 2011 after he was arrested for driving while intoxicated, which was his third alcohol-related arrest in four years. He was "given probation and other requirements related to abstaining from alcohol," according to ESPN.
Moeller is the son of Gary Moeller, a former head coach at the collegiate and NFL level, who himself resigned from his position after an arrest on charges of assault and battery and disorderly conduct in 1995.
Andy Moeller’s duties were taken over by Browns assistant offensive line coach George DeLeone and head coach Mike Pettine said senior offensive assistant Kurt Roper would assist with the offensive line.
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