EDMONTON -- Edmonton Eskimos defensive lineman Adam Braidwood is in more trouble with the law and the CFL team is signalling his checkered career with the club may be coming to an end.
The 26-year-old football player appeared in provincial court Monday to face 10 new charges relating to a domestic assault alleged to have occurred at a north-end Edmonton home.
The charges include assault, uttering threats, weapons violations and breaching bail conditions.
Braidwood was arrested without incident on Friday, a day after the alleged offences, said Seyler.
He was in custody and was to be in Edmonton provincial court Tuesday for a bail hearing.
Braidwood was already facing charges of aggravated assault and forcible confinement after his arrest about two weeks ago in Stony Plain, west of Edmonton.
In that case, Braidwood and two other men were charged after witnesses saw a man being stuffed into the trunk of a car.
Police tracked the car down and found the alleged victim, who had severe injuries to his arms and legs. That case is due back in court Dec. 15.
Braidwood is still under contract to the Eskimos and played in 14 games this season after missing the previous two years with knee problems.
Eskimos general manager Eric Tillman declined comment after the first set of charges, but signalled Monday that the new allegations have prompted the team to re-evaluate its relationship with Braidwood.
"Learning of this second alleged incident with Adam is incredibly disappointing," Tillman said in a news release.
"We had a very candid discussion a couple of weeks ago, where I expressed our sincere concerns about Adam as a human being, while at the same time being crystal clear about what our organization expected of him going forward.
"He understood our message was a balance of compassion and accountability. With this latest development we will gather more information via the legal process and then do what is best for the Edmonton Eskimos."
The 6-foot-one, 274-pound lineman has never played for any CFL team except the Eskimos.
He was drafted by the club in the first round in 2006 and had a standout rookie season at defensive end with five sacks. He was named the team's candidate for rookie of the year.
In 2007, he led the team in sacks with seven but his career came apart on Oct. 26 of that year, when he tore up his left knee in a game against the Saskatchewan Roughriders.
Since then, he has had three surgeries on it. Healing probably wasn't helped by Braidwood deciding to fight in mixed martial arts matches on the side.
He won his first fight in 2007 under the ring nickname The Boogeyman and a year later began boxing as well.
This season, he finally came back to the Eskimos lineup in late July as a defensive tackle. He made 13 tackles and had one quarterback sack and a knocked-down pass.
He came to the Eskimos after starring at Washington State. In 48 games for the Cougars, he registered 90 defensive tackles, 13 1/2 sacks and three forced fumbles, and was an all-star as a freshman.
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