Randle was arrested again in February 2015 in his hometown of Wichita, Kan., where police responded to a domestic violence call from his hotel room. Randle said the incident stemmed from an argument with his ex-girlfriend, Dalia Jacobs, who is the mother of his toddler son. Randle was cited for marijuana possession, but the drug charge was later dropped.
In April, Kansas authorities said there was a lack of evidence to charge Randle with felony domestic violence after allegations from Jacobs that he pointed a gun at her and her friend.
However, the NFL had investigated the Wichita arrest. One week after the Cowboys cut ties with Randle, the NFL announced it had suspended Randle four games for violating the league’s personal conduct policy.
Latest trouble
Randle had been spending time in Kansas before he surfaced locally again Monday. Randle, 24, was arrested at about 3 a.m. in the 1700 block of Finley Road outside the home of Rodriguez and was booked into the Irving jail on a speeding charge.
Randle had an outstanding warrant out of Coppell for speeding in a school zone. He posted bond before noon Monday and was released from custody.
McLellan said Randle showed up at the home hoping to get some sleep before driving back to Kansas. He rang the doorbell but was not welcome there, the report said, and Rodriguez’s mother called police. When police arrived, they found Randle sitting in a parked car.
Randle told an officer he was there looking for his car that went missing in Kansas.
“The officer wasn’t buying his story,” McLellan said. “It didn’t make sense.”
Randle remains an NFL free agent. League security is keeping close tabs on him, however. Someone with NFL security has already requested a copy of Monday’s police report in Irving.
Under the NFL’s gambling policy, any violation will be decided by Commissioner Roger Goodell “or his designee on a case-by-case basis. Violations of the policy constitute conduct detrimental to the league and will be subjected to … such disciplinary action that may include, without limitation, severe penalties, up to and including a fine, termination of employment and/or banishment from the NFL for life.”
The final straw came for the Cowboys midway through the 2015 season when they asked Randle to commit to receiving outside help for his unstable behavior and he wouldn’t agree to do so, sources said.
“We asked him to do some things that he couldn’t do for whatever reason,” Jones said, “and that’s when we waived him.”
Randle was named the Cowboys’ starting running back last season after league-leading rusher DeMarco Murray left in free agency to sign with Philadelphia. Despite playing only six games, Randle led Dallas with four rushing touchdowns.
Randle, a fifth-round pick by Dallas in 2013 out of Oklahoma State, was replaced as the starter by Darren McFadden, who went on to rush for 1,089 yards in his first season with the Cowboys.
