Report: Ex-Seahawks DT Malik McDowell Suspended 2 Games After Police Altercation

Former Seattle Seahawks defensive tackle Malik McDowell, who's currently a free agent, has reportedly received a two-game suspension from the NFL.

Tom Pelissero of the NFL Network reported the update Friday after McDowell was arrested in February for an altercation with police following a traffic stop in Lathrup Village, Michigan.

He was also arrested in April on suspicion of driving a stolen vehicle in Oakland County, Michigan. He was charged with receiving/concealing stolen property.

On Tuesday, TMZ Sports released surveillance video from inside a gas station where the February scuffle with police took place, which showed McDowell and an officer in a prolonged struggle, which continued despite the use of a taser, until a second responding officer arrived to help subdue the 6'6'', 299-pound athlete.

The second officer wrote in an incident report that the 23-year-old Detroit native, who registered a blood alcohol content more than two times the legal limit (.189) following the ordeal, attempted to grab their gun during the fracas, per TMZ.

McDowell was selected by the Seahawks in the second round of the 2017 NFL draft. He suffered multiple injuries in a July 2017 ATV accident that forced him to miss his entire rookie season and he was placed on the non-football injury list once again in July 2018.

The Michigan State product has been a free agent since Seattle released him in March.

Although details about the severity of the injuries he suffered two years ago remain unclear, Michael-Shawn Dugar of The Athletic reported Thursday it's "extremely doubtful he will ever be medically cleared to continue his football career."

"It took a little bit of time to find out because Malik and his camp went silent," a source told Dugar. "Somebody saw him and was like, 'Wow, this kid may never play again.' He was seriously injured, and they just kept it under wraps."

He's now ineligible for the first two weeks of the 2019 season, even if he does get signed and cleared.