{"id":905128,"date":"2026-09-22T08:28:20","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T08:28:20","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/905128\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T08:28:20","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T08:28:20","slug":"former-cfl-nfl-player-tommie-campbell-accused-of-assaulting-son-at-football-game","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/905128\/","title":{"rendered":"Former CFL, NFL player Tommie Campbell accused of assaulting son at football game"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Former CFL and NFL player Tommie Campbell has been accused of assaulting his son at a recent youth football game in Pennsylvania, according to\u00a0CBS reporter Shelley Bortz<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The 38-year-old is alleged to have yelled at his six-year-old son, slapped his hands, and dragged him off the football field. Moments later, Campbell was accused of lifting the child off the ground and holding him against a portable toilet before dropping him to the ground.<\/p>\n

Nate Bible, the district attorney for Beaver County, has claimed there is video of the alleged incident. The child did not sustain any injuries.<\/p>\n

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\u201cYou have a former NFL athlete that is probably stronger than most of the people in Beaver County, and this very small child that is essentially like a rag doll,\u201d Bible told CBS.<\/p>\n

\u201cWhere it crosses into criminal, in my office\u2019s opinion, is at the point where he grabs the kid and slams him up against the Port-A-Jon.\u201d<\/p>\n

Campbell has been charged with simple assault and harassment, which are misdemeanor and summary offences.<\/p>\n

\u201cKids look up to you,\u201d said Bible. \u201cThey\u2019re playing sports, they want to be like you, they want to be where you were. To behave that way in public as a coach, as a former NFL athlete, as a member of the community \u2026 I think that\u2019s really what tipped us over to say charges should be filed here.\u201d<\/p>\n

The six-foot-three, 203-pound defender played for the Calgary Stampeders and Montreal Alouettes from 2016 to 2019, recording 214 total tackles, nine interceptions, and three forced fumbles. He was named All-CFL in 2016 and All-East Division in 2019.<\/p>\n

The native of Aliquippa, Pa. was a seventh-round pick in the 2011 NFL Draft out of Pennsylvania Western University California. He played 44 career regular-season NFL games with the Tennessee Titans and Jacksonville Jaguars, recording 37 total tackles, one pass knockdown, one forced fumble, and one fumble recovery.<\/p>\n

None of the allegations against Campbell has been tested in court.<\/p>\n

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