The ex-girlfriend of former Seattle Seahawks offensive lineman Chad Wheeler is opening up about the alleged abuse she suffered at the troubled player's hands.
Alleah Taylor, Wheeler's former girlfriend, details the harrowing episode that resulted in felony domestic violence charges against the 27-year-old Wheeler in an exclusive interview set to air on CBS This Morning on Wednesday.
Wheeler, who later apologized for the incident and claimed it came amidst a bipolar episode, calmly paused during the terrifying attack to snack on a smoothie, Taylor said.
"I had touched my face, and I looked down and there was blood on my hands," Taylor said. "And I remember getting up and running to the bathroom.
"Chad was standing by the bed, by the doorway, and he was sipping his smoothie, and was like, 'Wow, you're still alive.'"
Wheeler, listed at 6-foot-7 and 315 pounds, was released by the Seahawks soon after his arrest.
Seattle had signed him as a free agent after three seasons with the New York Giants, who signed him as an undrafted free agent in 2017.
Wheeler's draft stock slipped after a checkered college career at USC, which included a run-in with police officers in 2015. He was taken in for psychiatric evaluation after officers subdued and detained him, and later missed the Trojans' bowl game over the incident.
"I'm grateful he didn't grab me in that moment," Taylor continued. "I was able to run to the bathroom. He went back into the living room to continue eating. I had texted his dad -- I told him that Chad was trying to kill me.
"Chad's dad called him while he was eating, and while I was in the bathroom. And he answered, and he didn't have any worry at all. Chad was like, 'I'm just eating dinner? What's going on?' And that terrified me."
Taylor was bloodied, lost consciousness and suffered a dislocated arm in the attack, according to a police report.
Wheeler was released on $400,000 bond after his arrest, and last week pleaded not guilty in the case.
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