The Bears on Monday released Ray McDonald hours after the veteran defensive end was arrested in Santa Clara, Calif., and charged with domestic violence and child endangerment.
Police reportedly were called to McDonald’s home at 3:48 a.m. But he had left the scene and was arrested at the home of former 49ers teammate Justin Smith after being accused of physically assaulting a woman who was holding a baby.
McDonald spent the first eight seasons of his NFL career with the 49ers before being released last December following the second of two off-the-field incidents in five months.