Raiders OT Trent Brown Sued for Alleged Domestic Violence

A civil lawsuit on behalf of Diorra Marzette-Sanders was filed against Oakland Raiders offensive tackle Trent Brown in a California court Monday, alleging that he physically assaulted her on multiple occasions.

According to Pro Football Talk's Mike Florio, Marzette-Sanders said Brown "slapped [her] across the face leaving her mouth bloody and her face bruised," left her "bruised, bloodied and battered" on numerous occasions and told her he would "shoot [her] ass in the f--king head."

Brown tweeted a brief statement on the lawsuit Wednesday, "I am aware that my ex-girlfriend has filed a civil suit against me. I deny the claims. They are false. I believe in the court system where I will clear my name. I will not be making any further comment at this time."

Brown is in the midst of his first season with the Raiders after signing a four-year, $66 million contract during the offseason.

Marzette-Sanders also said that Brown "grabbed her face and covered her mouth while choking her out until she couldn't breathe" in March 2019 and "grabbed [her] arm, took her into a room, locked the door, slapped her across the face and punched her in the ribs" in April 2019 while vacationing in Hawaii.

Brown also allegedly slapped Marzette-Sanders in the face in June 2019, which resulted in police being called and a police report.

The 26-year-old Brown entered the NFL as a seventh-round pick out of Florida in 2015. He spent three years with the San Francisco 49ers before getting traded to the New England Patriots and winning a Super Bowl with the Pats in his only season with the team.

Brown has appeared in 53 games and made 49 starts during his five-year NFL career, and he also started all three postseason games for New England during its Super Bowl run last season.