Running Back Steven Jackson Says He Didn't Beat Pregnant Girlfriend
Photo: Steven Jackson of the St. Louis Rams football team.
In a statement from his agent, Jackson called the accusations "hurtful because those who truly know me know that those actions would be out of character for me."
Harris of Mableton, Ga., filed a voluntary statement with Las Vegas police this week saying the two-time Pro Bowl running back repeatedly pushed her to the ground in March 2009 and bloodied her hip.
Las Vegas police spokeswoman Barbara Morgan said that Harris faxed her statement, but did not file an official police report and that an investigation would not begin until she did.
In the statement, which was obtained by CBS Sports, Harris said Jackson "flung" her against a door until Jackson's nephew interceded. She told police Jackson later urged her to say she was injured during a fall in the shower.
Jackson called the accusations "untrue."
Harris said she would take a polygraph test and challenged Jackson to do the same, according to CBS Sports.
The Rams said the team was aware of the situation.