Former NFL Player Charged With Assault In Atlantic City: Police

ATLANTIC CITY, NJ — A retired NFL running back was charged in a domestic violence incident in Atlantic City, police said.

Franklin Gore, 39, of Southwest Ranches, FL, was charged with simple assault related to a domestic violence incident in Tropicana Atlantic City on July 31, Atlantic City police said.

Police said they were called to Tropicana at 8:11 a.m. for a domestic violence dispute.

A 28-year-old Miami woman was talking to security and did not show signs of injury, police said. She did not file a complaint at the time, police said.

However, after an investigation, police charged Gore in connection with the incident, police said.

Gore was issued a summons pending a future court date, police said.

Gore spent 16 years in the NFL, with most of his time spent with the 49ers. He ranks third in NFL career rushing yards.

Anyone with information about this incident is asked to contact the Atlantic City Police Department Criminal Investigations Section at 609-347-5766. Information can be text to tip411 (847411). Begin the text with ACPD. All texts are anonymous.