Troubling video of a woman allegedly getting assaulted by former NFL player Zac Stacy went viral on Wednesday evening.
In a series of clips posted to social media, Stacy appears to punch his ex-girlfriend in front of a 5-year-old child before brutally tossing her into a TV set and then smashing her through the youngster’s bouncy seat.
According to TMZ, the woman alerted authorities to what transpired immediately.
Video of the encounter speaks for itself:
This happened to my best friend Kristin in front of their child. Now that a federal warrant has been issued, she feels safe sharing this. #ZacStacy is on the run from Florida in Nashville, TN. Please expose this monster and help catch him pt 3 pic.twitter.com/ZWCYsrB1m1
— Online Desserts Classes (@bougieeats) November 18, 2021
This happened to my best friend Kristin in front of their child. Now that a federal warrant has been issued, she feels safe sharing this. #ZacStacy is on the run from Florida in Nashville, TN. Please expose this monster and help catch him pt 2 pic.twitter.com/F6pFgp2aZC
— Online Desserts Classes (@bougieeats) November 18, 2021
“He punched me several times in the head. I begged him to stop because the baby was on the couch just a few feet from where he punched me,” the woman wrote in her restraining order application.
“He then picked me up and threw me into my TV. The TV began to fall and he turned to make sure I wasn’t getting up. As I laid on the floor he began to yell at me, telling me I’m destructive. He then picked me up off the floor and off my feet and body slammed me into our son’s bouncy seat.”
NFL players reacted swiftly to the video:
For the record…. Any man that puts his hands on a woman is a coward!
Short of defending yourself in a life or death situation, there is no excuse!
— Calais Campbell (@CalaisCampbell) November 18, 2021
Woke up to the Zac Stacy video. Made my stomach turn. Not retweeting. Crazy to play w someone for a couple years & you have no idea what kind of bullshit they do at home.
— chris long (@JOEL9ONE) November 18, 2021
Stacy was drafted in the fifth round of the 2013 NFL Draft and played for the St. Louis Rams and New York Jets between 2013 and 2015. He then went on to play in the Canadian Football League.
Unfortunately, this isn’t the first case of brutal violence involving NFL players in recent weeks. Stories like this, sadly, are becoming all too common.
Alex Caruso’s model girlfriend brought a special guest to the last Lakers game. https://t.co/6Kkvr8EbpU
— Game 7 (@game7__) November 17, 2021
Will Stacy ultimately go to prison for the acts depicted in that video? Time will tell.
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