CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA - Carolina Panthers offensive lineman Chris Terry appeared in court Thursday on a charge of assaulting his wife and was freed on $2,500 bond. <br>
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Terry was arrested Wednesday night after his wife, 29-year-old NyQuell Jackson-Terry, told police he pushed her into a wall during an argument at their home in south Charlotte. <br>
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Jackson-Terry was granted a temporary restraining order against her husband by Mecklenburg District Judge Nate Proctor. In documents filed for that order, Jackson-Terry said her husband also has head-butted her, causing a lump on her forehead, and pushed her face into a pillow while their children watched. <br>
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Terry appeared in Mecklenburg District Court after spending the night in the county's central jail. His lawyer, Chris Fialko, declined to comment on the case. <br>
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The Panthers open training camp Friday in Spartanburg, South Carolina. <br>
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Terry, a second-round pick out of Georgia in 1999, has started all but one game in his three seasons with the team.
