{"id":775216,"date":"2026-07-21T04:58:15","date_gmt":"2026-07-21T04:58:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/775216\/"},"modified":"2026-07-21T04:58:15","modified_gmt":"2026-07-21T04:58:15","slug":"former-nfl-star-thomas-davis-ex-wife-cuts-deal-in-assault-case","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/775216\/","title":{"rendered":"Former NFL Star Thomas Davis&#8217; Ex-Wife Cuts Deal in Assault Case"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_png_20260720_1fa727ab9a6244d0abd14227ae4049a1\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:856711e2-4cb9-4f37-b6a7-d65aa665f0d3\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" loading=\"eager\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/1fa727ab9a6244d0abd14227ae4049a1_md.png\" alt=\"main thomas davis kelly davis getty 2\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Former NFL linebacker <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/people\/thomas-davis\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Thomas Davis<\/a>&#8216;s ex-wife cut a deal in her assault case &#8230; avoiding a criminal trial over an alleged attack on a woman she believed had hooked up with the athlete.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly Davis entered a pretrial diversion program Monday and agreed to complete a Cognitive Behavioral Intervention course, stay away from alleged victim Laura Watterson, and pay $1,380 in restitution, according to North Carolina court records obtained by the <a href=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/2026\/07\/20\/sports\/thomas-davis-ex-wife-learns-fate-after-she-attacked-woman-who-allegedly-hooked-up-with-former-nfl-star\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">California Post<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250905_7cc6ec01cac64f19b119073c3303fe89\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:856711e2-4cb9-4f37-b6a7-d65aa665f0d3\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7cc6ec01cac64f19b119073c3303fe89_md.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas and Kelly Davis sub ap swipe \" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kelly&#8217;s attorney, James J. Exum, told the outlet the charge will be dismissed if she completes every condition of the program &#8230; calling it a &#8220;very fair resolution&#8221; for someone with no criminal history.<\/p>\n<p><a id=\"continued\" class=\"continued-anchor\"\/><\/p>\n<p>As <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/sports\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">TMZ Sports<\/a> previously reported &#8230; Kelly was <a href=\"https:\/\/www.tmz.com\/2025\/09\/08\/thomas-davis-estranged-wife-kelly-arrested\/\" rel=\"noreferrer nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">arrested<\/a> in September and charged with misdemeanor assault and battery after Laura claimed Kelly showed up at her Charlotte chiropractic office, punched her in the chest and struck her multiple times in the head.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250904_be32a698e7074362b64bf700fd888608\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:856711e2-4cb9-4f37-b6a7-d65aa665f0d3\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/be32a698e7074362b64bf700fd888608_md.jpg\" alt=\"Kelly-Davis-mug-shot-1\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Kelly ultimately told us she did hit Laura &#8230; but claimed she acted in self-defense after Laura grabbed her arm and dug her nails into it.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly told us she went to the office to confront Laura about allegedly sleeping with Thomas &#8230; but insisted the incident was not fueled by jealousy.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250905_7848effd2adb4382a7a6e8aeb88e7995\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:856711e2-4cb9-4f37-b6a7-d65aa665f0d3\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/7848effd2adb4382a7a6e8aeb88e7995_md.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas and Kelly Davis sub getty swipe \" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I don&#8217;t want that man [Thomas] back ever in my life,&#8221; Kelly told us at the time.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly and Thomas married in 2008 and separated in March 2024 &#8230; with Kelly later accusing him in court documents of cheating with at least six women during their marriage. In December 2025 their divorce was finalized.<\/p>\n<p>                  <a class=\"js-click-image js-track-link image-lightbox-preview\" data-node-ref=\"tmz:image-asset:image_jpg_20250905_f10d876ab467444db444e0277ce17816\" data-container-ref=\"tmz:article:856711e2-4cb9-4f37-b6a7-d65aa665f0d3\" data-context=\"{&quot;section&quot;:&quot;permalink&quot;,&quot;name&quot;:&quot;image&quot;}\"><\/p>\n<p>                          <img decoding=\"async\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/07\/f10d876ab467444db444e0277ce17816_md.jpg\" alt=\"Thomas Davis panthers getty\" width=\"728\" height=\"546\" class=\"img-fluid image-block__img-fluid img-aspect-auto\"\/><\/p>\n<p>                  <\/a><\/p>\n<p>Thomas &#8212; the 14th overall pick in the 2005 NFL Draft &#8212; is best known for his 13 years with the Carolina Panthers. He made three Pro Bowls and registered over 1,000 total tackles. He also played for the Chargers and the Commanders in his 16-year NFL career.<\/p>\n<p>Kelly and Thomas are the parents of Notre Dame linebacker Thomas Davis Jr.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Former NFL linebacker Thomas Davis&#8216;s ex-wife cut a deal in her assault case &#8230; avoiding a criminal trial&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":775217,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[63],"tags":[3,349,99,2415,2525],"class_list":["post-775216","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-nfl","tag-news","tag-nfl","tag-sports","tag-sports-news","tag-tmz-sports"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/775216","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=775216"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/775216\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/775217"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=775216"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=775216"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=775216"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}