Cleveland Browns rookie Quinshon Judkins could be set to return to the team after the domestic violence charge against him was dropped.
The running back has been away from camp after he was arrested in Florida on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge last month.
However, it emerged Thursday that the Ohio State product will not face any charges after prosecutors declined to move forward with the case, according to Jordan Schultz.
The decision paves the way for a return to the Browns for Judkins, which as Schultz reports, is expected to happen in the near future with the 2025 NFL season on the horizon.
Judkins, who was a second round pick in April’s NFL Draft, had been looking at potentially starting for the Browns after the departure of Nick Chubb.
However, he had remained away from the team throughout preseason training after he was arrested in Fort Lauderdale in mid-July.
Cleveland Browns rookie Quinshon Judkins could be set to return to the team in the near future
Judkins was arrested in Florida on a misdemeanor domestic violence charge last month
As described to Fort Lauderdale police by his alleged victim, the two flew into the local airport on the evening of July 7, when she claims Judkins became irate with her after receiving text messages from his family.
‘Oh wow, I can’t believe you,’ Judkins allegedly told the woman. ‘I’m so done with you.’
The contents of the messages are not explained in the police report, which was filed five days after the alleged incident. However, she did tell officers the texts were misleading and taken out of context.
The two continued arguing as they boarded their rented Lamborghini SUV, where she says Judkins punched her in the ‘mouth/chin area with a closed fist,’ according to the police report. Judkins later pulled over, allowing her to exit the vehicle.
She ultimately returned to the vehicle but chose to sit in the back, where she says Judkins struck her arm and thigh, according to the police report.
The unidentified woman had bruising on her chin, thigh and arm, according to officers.
Asked why she didn’t phone 911 when the incident took place, the woman told the officer she was concerned about Judkins’ ‘recent success and career.’
The woman said she lived with Judkins between May and December of 2024 before the two rekindled their relationship in June, two months after he was picked 36th overall by the Browns in the NFL Draft.
More to follow.
