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NFL offensive lineman Shaq Mason was arrested Wednesday on charges of assault and battery against the mother of his child.

Mason, a 31-year-old free agent, broke into the woman’s home in Franklin, Tennessee, at 3:11 a.m., choked her and threatened to kill her, police said.

Mason is also alleged to have sent a selfie to the woman with a text that said “Im gonna kill you.” Police officers also noticed a “fresh laceration” on the woman’s bottom lip, TMZ Sports reported.

Franklin Police said Mason was apprehended later during a traffic stop, and his bond was set at $150,000.

He was booked on one count of aggravated assault, one count of aggravated burglary, one count of harassment and one count of driving on a suspended license.

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