NFL suspends Falcons' James Pearce Jr. eight games for domestic violence charges

[p][a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/player/pearce-james/dvADkQVk/"]Pearce[/a], a 22-year-old edge rusher who made a team-high 10.5 quarterback sacks last season as an NFL rookie, violated the league's personal conduct policy.[/p][p]Police arrested Pearce near Miami in February after a disturbance involving girlfriend Rickea Jackson, a WNBA player.[/p][embed guid="7e4a7a52-c1ba-476c-9792-8a3bd7f01546" url="https://x.com/AtlantaFalcons/status/2088343172816466197?s=20" social-type="twitter" /][p]Pearce was charged with three felonies - aggravated battery with a deadly weapon, fleeing and eluding police, and resisting an officer with violence - plus a misdemeanor stalking charge.[/p][p]Pearce agreed to a six-month intervention program in April, with charges potentially dropped if he meets the program's conditions.[/p][p]Pearce's suspension will begin on August 30, the deadline day for NFL clubs to reduce rosters to the regular-season limit of 53 players.[/p][p]That will allow Pearce to continue to participate in [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/atlanta-falcons/hClIiQIR/"]Falcons[/a] pre-season activities.[/p][p]He would be eligible for reinstatement on November 2nd ahead of the Falcons' November 8th game against [a href="https://www.flashscore.ca/team/cincinnati-bengals/bwahmpRr/"]Cincinnati[/a] at Madrid.[/p][embed guid="46529bd5-fabd-48ae-bee9-b4ab2ffd30b7" url="https://x.com/spotrac/status/2088352910274933112?s=20" social-type="twitter" /]