Josh Brown was cited for violating order of protection in 2015

Shortly after New York Giants kicker Josh Brown was arrested for fourth-degree domestic violence in May of 2015, a temporary order of protection was issued on the behalf of his ex-wife, Molly Brown.

Although the domestic violence charges were later dropped due to “insufficient evidence,” the order of protection, which precluded Brown from coming within 500 feet of Molly’s residence, remained in place.

On July 13, 2015, less than two months after Brown’s arrest, Molly called the police and claimed the former Pro Bowl kicker had been driving up and down her street, eventually passing her as she backed out of her driveway.

“I think he’s been driving by, seeing like who’s car is in the driveway, what I’m doing, if the babysitter’s here or not,” Molly Brown told deputies (via the New York Daily News). “He’s not supposed to be doing that.”

Molly also expressed concern that Josh could still enter her home despite having changed the locks, claiming he had the electronic code to her garage.

Brown was cited for the violation several days after Molly’s call to the police was made.

Earlier this week, Giants co-owner John Mara stood by the team’s decision to re-sign Brown, who will be suspended the first week of the regular season for violating the league’s personal conduct policy, to a two-year, $4 million deal earlier this year.

“A lot of times there is a tendency to make these cases black and white,” Mara told reporters on Wednesday. “They are very rarely black and white. You very rarely have a Ray Rice video. There are allegations made, you try to sort through the facts, you try to make an informed decision. That’s what we did.”

It’s unclear if Mara and the Giants were aware of Brown’s violation of the protective order.

Molly has accused Josh of being physically violent with her on roughly 20 occasions.