A dispute between Cowboys defensive lineman David Irving and his girlfriend turned ugly overnight when she openly accused him of domestic violence and retracted the allegations hours later on Monday.
Frisco, Texas police said they are investigating Irving after a woman who said she was his girlfriend called them twice on Sunday to complain about domestic violence.
The police announcement followed a series of tweets alleging failed drug tests and "domestic vilance (sic) again" from Irving's account Monday morning.
"truth comes out today," one of the tweets read.
Irving later deleted the tweets and said his account had been hacked by an ex-girlfriend "because I kicked her out for cheating."
Angela Sanchez, who has a 5-year-old daughter with Irving and whose name appeared in one of the tweets, issued a statement Monday afternoon recanting the accusations.
"I was very upset and made some allegations that were false at the time due to our vocal argument and my emotional state," Sanchez said in a statement she released to SportsDay. "I had no intentions of getting David into trouble. I was just very emotional and upset ... David did not put his hands on me at any time."
Police said Monday that they are investigating Irving over allegations involving assault with bodily injury, assault by impeding breath and unlawful restraint. Officer Radd Rotello said Monday afternoon that police were still gathering facts and no arrest has been made.
He said he couldn't provide more details, such as whether Irving is cooperating with police.
Police said a woman called at about 5:15 p.m. and 10:30 p.m. Sunday to make the complaints and identified Irving as her boyfriend. The woman said Irving "dragged her out of the house by her hair causing pain" but later told police that she lied and that he didn't do that, according to a police report.
Rotello said police were investigating her allegation anyway.
A Cowboys spokesman declined to comment, while an NFL spokesperson confirmed the league will look into the allegations.
Irving's attorney, Daniel Moskowitz, said Irving hadn't been contacted by police as of Monday afternoon and declined to comment further.
The NFL will look into the domestic violence allegations against Cowboys DE David Irving made on Twitter today and currently being investigated by Frisco police, a league spokesperson said.
This isn't the first time Irving has faced a criminal complaint. Sanchez accused him of domestic abuse causing injury in November 2013 in Iowa after police were called to an apartment for a welfare check. He was suspended indefinitely from the Iowa State football team and missed a game against Oklahoma before being reinstated. The charge was dropped in January 2014.
"He tried to come back into the room, but I locked the door," Sanchez told the Iowa State student paper at the time. "He said, 'Just watch when I get home.' And I just stood quiet."
Sanchez and Irving began dating in high school together at San Jacinto High School in California.
