FILE - In this Aug. 15, 2013, file photo, Baltimore Ravens safety Matt Elam chases the action during the second half of a preseason NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons in Baltimore. Elam is receiving on-the-job training during his rookie season with the Ravens, taking over for Ed Reed as the starting free safety for the defending Super Bowl champions. (AP Photo/Patrick Semansky, File)Patrick Semansky/Associated Press

Matt Elam Arrested on Grand Theft, Battery Charges

Joseph ZuckerMay 22, 2017

Authorities in Florida arrested free-agent NFL safety Matt Elam on charges of grand theft and battery, TMZ Sports reported Monday.

It's Elam's second arrest in the space of three months after police in Miami pulled him over and searched his vehicle in February. According to ESPN.com's Jamison Hensley, officers found 126.2 grams of marijuana and six oxycodone pills in that incident.

Among the charges from his February arrest, Elam received one count of cannabis possession and one count of possession of a controlled substance.

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NFL spokesman Brian McCarthy told Hensley the league was "looking into the [February] incident," while there has not been any comment on Monday's arrest.

Elam, a first-round pick in the 2013 NFL draft, became a free agent after the Baltimore Ravens declined to pick up his fifth-year option for the 2017 season. In 41 games for the team, the 25-year-old had 131 combined tackles and one interception.