Three policemen would have to pile up on top of the ex-New York Giants to face Chad Wheeler and use a Taser to take him into custody after allegedly suffocating his girlfriend to unconsciousness.
Several police reports obtained by TMZ Sports detail the fight between Kent police officers and the former NFL striker during the alleged January 22 attack on his girlfriend’s apartment, which left the woman with an arm dislocated, she told the police.
“When I grabbed Chad, I realized that he was very solid and muscular because he was not easy to move,” wrote a police officer in a police report about the 27-year-old who was six feet tall and 315 pounds.
Kent police have been informed that the suspect in the domestic attack – that Wheeler has described as the result of a “manic episode” – was the NFL striker, TMZ reported.
Then, three policemen had to collectively climb on top of Wheeler to dominate him, but still struggled to arrest him, one police officer recalled.
“As the three of us (with a combined weight of around 700 pounds) were on top of Chad, I could feel him lifting his body as if he were pushing to escape,” said a police report.
At one point, Wheeler used his “huge size” while fighting with police officers in a bathroom to momentarily get up to six inches off the floor, apparently using “little effort,” wrote a policeman in a report.
Police ended up using a Taser on the uncooperative Wheeler, but the device had “little or no effect” on it, according to the report.
“Chad was so strong that even with the combined weight of three policemen he was able to move and prevent us from putting his arms behind his back,” wrote an officer in a report.
The three policemen eventually took Wheeler into custody, but asked for a prison van to take him to the police station because they feared that his considerable body would not fit in a standard police vehicle, TMZ reported.
Wheeler, who previously played for the New York Giants in 2017 and 2018, pleaded not guilty to charges of first-degree domestic assault, domestic violence, illegal imprisonment and resistance to arrest in the alleged attack.
Wheeler was cut by the Seattle Seahawks on January 27 after his arrest, and is expected to return to court on February 11. He was released from custody, but was ordered to remain in home confinement and away from the victim.
After being discharged by the Seahawks, Wheeler later tweeted that he was moving away from football, saying he needed help after the “manic episode” that he claims led to the alleged attack.
“I can’t express my sadness or remorse enough,” tweeted Wheeler on Wednesday. “I’m really ashamed.”
Striker Seahawks had been taking drugs for bipolar disorder, but recently stopped taking them, a separate police report showed.