Falcons forward Pearce arrested after police say domestic dispute with WNBA player

New Atlanta Falcons star James Pearce Jr. was arrested Saturday night near Miami after fleeing from officers and then crashing his car following what police said was a domestic dispute with WNBA player Ricke Jackson.

Atlanta Falcons rookie James Pierce was arrested Saturday night after fleeing from police near Miami and later crashing his car during a domestic dispute with WNBA player Rickie Jackson.

Pierce, a first-round pick who led the Falcons in sacks and finished third in the NFL's annual defensive poll, was booked into the Turner Guilford Knight Correctional Center after Doral police were called to investigate a domestic dispute between a man and a woman.

According to prison records, is fairs facing two cleans for strengthened battery with a deadly weapon as also stocing and fled or aware police with lights or Sirens.Bond is not immediately set on all charges.

The Falcons said in a statement that they were aware of the arrest.

"We are aware of the incident with James Pierce Jr. in Miami," the Falcons said in a statement to The Associated Press.

WPLG in Miami reported that Doral Police Chief Edwin Lopez confirmed there was an altercation between Pierce and Jackson, a forward for the WNBA's Los Angeles Sparks.He had 4 total and 14.7 points in 38 games during the 2025 season, including 37 starts.Jackson played at Tennessee and Mississippi State.

Pierce, from Tennessee, is the 26th overall pick in the 2025 NFL Draft as the Eagles' tight end.Pears have 10/2 bags and a maximum pressure of 45 quarts per group.A pear has 26 pockets and 16 pockets.Fouled out in all 17 games played.

The Falcons finished 8-9 and fired coach Raheem Morris and general manager Terry Fontenot.The Falcons hired Kevin Stefanski as coach and Ian Cunningham as general manager.