Zac Stacy, a former Jets running back, violently assaulted his ex-girlfriend on Saturday, punching her in the head and then throwing her against a television and their son’s chair. The woman said Stacy was visiting her and their five-month-old son, who can be seen in the video.
The extremely graphic video was published by TMZ on Wednesday night.
Stacy left Florida after cops were called and is now on the run, Oakland, Fla., police say. In a video published Thursday, the woman said “I don’t know why his friends are hiding him.”
Stacy’s ex-girlfriend filed for a restraining order against him on Monday, citing the attack, according to TMZ.
“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,” she wrote, describing the events seen in the video.
The woman apparently avoided any major injuries from the attack.
The 30-year-old Stacy played in the NFL for three seasons. He was drafted out of Vanderbilt by the Rams in 2013, playing two years in St. Louis before getting traded to New York. His eight games with the Jets in 2015 were his last in the league.
His career numbers include 17 starts (all with the Rams) and 1,355 rushing yards on 357 caries with nine touchdowns.
Several current and former NFL players responded to the video on Thursday. Retired defensive end Chris Long, who played with Stacy on the Rams, said the video “Made my stomach turn.... Crazy to play w someone for a couple years & you have no idea what kind of bulls--t they do at home.”
Packers receiver Davante Adams wrote that “ZAC STACY NEED TO BE THROWN UNDER THE JAIL. Any man that puts his hands on a woman is a coward. Can’t believe what I just saw.”
