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Redskins to sit Montae Nicholson against Titans in wake of arrest

ASHBURN, Virginia -- Washington Redskins safety Montae Nicholson won't play Saturday vs. the Tennessee Titans after a video emerged of the fight that led to his arrest early Tuesday morning.

TMZ Sports released the video Wednesday showing Nicholson punching another man on a street five minutes from Redskins Park. Nicholson and a female companion were arrested for attacking another couple, according to a Loudoun County police report.

Nicholson was charged with assault and battery and being drunk in public. His companion, Sydney Maggiore, was charged with malicious wounding and assault and battery.