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Ex-NFL player Brandon Browner charged with trying to kill his ex

This July 8, 2018, file photo provided by the La Verne (Calif.) Police Department shows Brandon Browner. Browner, a former NFL cornerback, has been charged with trying to kill his ex-girlfriend after breaking into her Southern California home. The LA County District Attorney’s Office says the 33-year-old was charged Tuesday, July 10, with attempted murder, first-degree residential robbery and other counts. Arraignment is scheduled for July 30. (La Verne Police Department via AP)
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POMONA, Calif. – Prosecutors say former NFL cornerback Brandon Browner has been charged with trying to kill his ex-girlfriend after breaking into her Southern California home.

Browner, who won Super Bowls with the Seattle Seahawks and New England Patriots, was arrested Sunday east of Los Angeles.

The LA County District Attorney’s Office says the 33-year-old was charged Tuesday with attempted murder, first-degree residential robbery and other counts. It wasn’t immediately clear if he has a lawyer. Arraignment is scheduled for July 30.

Prosecutors say Browner broke into the apartment, chased and dragged the woman and then tried to smother her in a carpet. Prosecutors say he also stole a Rolex watch valued at about $20,000.

Browner is from nearby Pomona and played for Oregon State University before signing with the Seahawks in 2011.