Ex-NFL player Hugh Douglas settles suit by ex-girlfriend over alleged assault in Connecticut
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Former NFL defensive end Hugh Douglas has settled a lawsuit filed by his ex-girlfriend over an alleged assault at a Connecticut hotel in 2013.
A trial was scheduled to begin Monday in New Haven federal court, but a document filed Friday says the case was settled. Terms weren't disclosed.
Hope Davila of Hartford alleged that Douglas grabbed her by the neck and slammed her against a wall at a Hartford hotel. She sued for unspecified damages for alleged physical and emotional harm.
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Douglas, of Bryn Mawr, Pennsylvania, played for the New York Jets, Philadelphia Eagles and Jacksonville Jaguars from 1995 to 2004. He's a former ESPN football analyst.
He was initially charged with felony assault but later pleaded no contest to a misdemeanor and was sentenced to a probation program.
Douglas' lawyer declined to comment.