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Bears release Ray McDonald after arrest for domestic violence

By Mike Dyce

Oct 5, 2014; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Ray McDonald (91) during the game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Levi
Oct 5, 2014; Santa Clara, CA, USA; San Francisco 49ers defensive tackle Ray McDonald (91) during the game against the Kansas City Chiefs at Levi /
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Defensive end Ray McDonald was released by the Chicago Bears after he was arrested on domestic violence charges.

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The Chicago Bears have released defensive end Ray McDonald after he was arrested on domestic violence charges. This time around it also possibly included a charge about child endangerment.

The Bears made the decision relatively quickly, news of the arrest broke earlier on Memorial Day.

The Bears had signed McDonald despite a previous incident of domestic violence, giving him a second chance. That decision blew up in their face before McDonald ever played a down for the Bears.

McDonald had left the scene of the incident in the early morning hours and went to San Jose, where he went to the home of retired former teammate Justin Smith.

McDonald has been involved in a separate alleged sexual assault in San Jose on December 2014. That makes three incidents of violence against women in a span of around nine months for McDonald.

The Bears had signed McDonald to a one-year, non-guaranteed $1.05M contract in March. It might be too late for the Bears to save face on the McDonald signing.

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