Jamal Anderson, a former NFL player, was arrested on Wednesday, November 5, 2025, on suspicion of felony domestic violence. He was arrested at a Los Angeles San Fernando Valley home after the officers responded to a call. View this post on Instagram Instagram PostUpon their arrival at the scene, authorities discovered that the 53-year-old running back had gotten into a verbal argument that quickly escalated into physical assault. The former running back allegedly strangled the victim. LAPD confirmed that the victim rejected treatment after paramedics arrived on scene.Jamal Anderson’s bail was posted on Thursday, November 6, 2025, for $50,000. His court date has been set for December 3, 2025.Who is Jamal Anderson?Jamal Anderson was a former American football running back for the Atlanta Falcons of the NFL who appeared in Super Bowl XXXIII. He had to end his career in 2001 after suffering from a knee injury. Jamal is known for his Dirty Bird touchdown celebration. He ended his career with 41 touchdowns and close to seven thousand yards of defense.In an interview with Talking Facts, Jamal Anderson spoke about his earliest football memory and revealed he once played offensive lineman.“My earliest football memory. So I started playing football when I was seven years old… no eight-year-old for the West Valley Eagles, and I was actually an offensive lineman. So my earliest football memory that I remember quite well was the first time I put on lads and lined up to do– at the time it was an Oklahoma drill.”Jamal Anderson also spoke about how he came up with his signature Dirty Bird dance.We were about to play the New York Giants on national TV at the time, and we had been playing very good football, and we all went out for dinner. We had been calling ourselves the Dirty Birds for a couple of weeks, and then we were going to New York. I remembered at dinner saying, ‘Like we need to do something, like to make people pay attention to generate a little bit more excitement in the way that we're playing the game.’ I was like, ‘You know, Atlanta, we already have a history,’ so that's when I came up with the dance.”Read more: "Wicked but make it Olympic edition" - Internet reacts to Ariana Grande appearing in new ‘Wicked: For Good’ x 2026 Winter Olympics adRead more: When was Elliot Grainge appointed the CEO of WMG’s Atlantic Music? Sofia Richie’s husband’s 10K Projects sued for $4M over alleged breach of contract