Illegal contact: Lawrence Taylor's wife Lynette arrested for domestic violence after football great tells police she struck him in the back of the head during fight
- Lawrence Taylor's wife Lynette was arrested on Thursday for domestic violence
- Lawrence, 57, told the Broward County Sheriff's Office in Florida that his wife hit him in the back of the head during a fight causing a laceration
- Lynette, 42, married Lawrence in 2007 and has been arrested for domestic violence three times in the past
- A judge ordered her to stay 500 feet away from him at all times
- Lawrence played linebacker for the New York Giants his entire career and is considered one of the greatest defensive players of all time
- After he retired he ran into trouble with drugs and was arrested in 2010 after paying a 16-year-old girl for sex, but he ultimately served no time
Lawrence Taylor is calling illegal contact on his wife Lynette after she allegedly attacked him on Thursday.
The 57-year-old football great told the Broward County Sheriff's Office in Florida that his wife hit him in the back of the head during a fight earlier this week, which caused him to suffer a tiny laceration.
Lynette, who is denying her husband's allegations, was later arrested for domestic violence as well as resisting arrest.
TMZ reports that Lynette told authorities: 'That's a lie. My husband is a 300 pound linebacker.'
Lynette, 42, also lost some major yardage as a result of Lawrence's claims, with a judge granting a restraining order that requires she stay 500 feet away from her husband at all times.
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Mug: Lawrence Taylor's wife Lynette (mugshot above) was arrested on Thursday for domestic violence
Troubled times: Lawrence, 57, told the Broward County Sheriff's Office in Florida that his wife hit him in the back of the head during a fight causing a laceration (couple above at Lawrence's sentencing in his 2011 underage prostitution trial)
Lawrence and Lynette were married in 2007 and have children together, though it is not clear how many.
Lynette was also told by the judge, who released her on a $2,500 bond, that she could only contact her husband and her children through a third party.
She had been arrested for domestic violence three times in the past, but the charges were ultimately dropped each time.
One of those arrests came in 2008, a year into her marriage with her Hall-of-Fame husband.
The other two arrests occurred in 1991 and 2001, prior to her relationship with Lawrence.
Lawrence played linebacker for the New York Giants during his entire professional career, which ended in 1993 following two Super Bowl wins, one NFL MVP award and ten consecutive seasons as members of both the Pro Bowl and All-Pro teams.
He is considered one of the greatest defensive players to ever play in the NFL, so it was no surprise that he was selected for the Hall of Fame the first year her was eligible to receive the honor in 1999.
A few years after that he gave an explosive interview to Mike Wallace on 60 Minutes in which he detailed spending thousands of dollars on narcotics in per day due to his drug habit that began during his days on the Giants.
He also admitted to hiring prostitutes who he would send to members of rival teams the night before games.
L.T: Lawrence played linebacker for the New York Giants his entire career and is considered one of the greatest defensive players of all time
Lawrence, who was arrested numerous times in the years after he retired for drug-related crimes, then found himself in his own prostitution scandal in 2010 after he was caught having sex with a 16-year-old girl and paying her $300 for her services.
After a very public trial he was ultimately sentenced to six years probation for the offense and required to register as a low-level sex offender.
The teenage victim spoke out against the sentence soon after, stating that she believed Lawrence should have known she was a victim of abuse and with him against her will.
'I believe Mr. Taylor could see my face and how young I was,' she said.
'I did what he told me to do because I was afraid what would happen if I didn't. I am upset that he will not go to jail for what he did to me.'
The court later rejected her claim filed in 2012 that she had been assaulted by the former football star during their encounter.
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