Ex-NY Giants NFL player gets 30 days' jail

Former New York Giants NFL player Luke Petitgout, convicted of harassing his estranged wife, will spend 30 days in jail.

Former New York Giants player Luke Petitgout will serve 30 days in jail after being convicted of harassing his estranged wife.

The 39-year-old former major leaguer was sentenced on Friday after being convicted of a harassment charge in Manhattan Criminal Court. Petitgout was found not guilty of misdemeanour assault.

Authorities alleged Petitgout punched his estranged wife and her date during an altercation in June 2014 at a Manhattan cocktail lounge.

The Daily News of New York reported Petitgout's attorney said his client didn't throw any punches.

In addition to the jail sentence, a judge ordered Petitgout to complete 26 weeks of a batterer's counselling program.

Petitgout played college football at Notre Dame and spent eight NFL seasons with the Giants and one with the Buccaneers.


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