PITTSBURGH -- Pennsylvania authorities say Oakland Raiders linebacker Ray-Ray Armstrong did not act maliciously when he confronted a police dog just before the start of a Nov. 8 game in Pittsburgh against the Steelers.
Investigators had been trying to determine whether the player's conduct constituted taunting of a police dog, a third-degree felony.
The sheriff's office has said the player lifted his shirt, beat his chest and barked at the explosive-detecting dog before telling a deputy to release the animal, which she did not.
Pittsburgh news outlets identified the player as Armstrong.