Free-agent safety Matt Elam was arrested Monday in Delray Beach, Florida, on charges of grand theft and battery, according to Palm Beach County online records.
He was booked at 8:48 a.m. ET and remains jailed on $4,500 bail.
The arrest by Delray Beach police happened after an argument with his girlfriend over a cellphone turned physical, according to the police report. The woman, 22, and Elam fell outside a residence as they wrestled for the phone, before Elam got the phone and walked away, the report said.
The woman told police that Elam said the phone was his because he paid for it, but she paid the bills, according to the report.
This is the second time Elam has been charged with a crime in Florida this year. In February, he was arrested in Miami on drug charges. The Baltimore Ravens announced after that arrest that Elam was no longer in the team's plans.
He was released on $5,000 bond following the February arrest and has a hearing scheduled for May 30.
Elam, 25, was a first-round draft pick by the Ravens in 2013. The Ravens declined the fifth-year option on his contract last year, making him a free agent in 2017.
Elam was largely a disappointment in Baltimore. He was benched from the starting lineup in the middle of the 2014 season after struggling to cover receivers deep and missing tackles. He played on special teams last season after being designated to return off injured reserve.
ESPN's Jamison Hensley contributed to this report.
