Home of Ray McDonald burglarized while he was away for Cardinals game

San Francisco defensive lineman Ray McDonald was the victim of a burglary this weekend while he was out of town preparing for a game some feel he shouldn’t have been a part of in the first place.

Several personal items were stolen after someone broke into McDonald’s home late Saturday night, San Jose police said Monday. No arrests have been made.

McDonald was in Arizona with the rest of the 49ers preparing for and playing in Sunday’s game against the Cardinals, a controversial decision by the team since McDonald is waiting for Santa Clara County prosecutors to decide whether to charge him after his arrest on suspicion of domestic violence late last month.

But the 49ers have said they will let McDonald play while the legal process plays out. He had two tackles and one assist during the team’s 23-14 loss in Arizona.

Domestic abuse is a hot topic in the NFL these days following what was seen to be a much-too-lenient initial punishment of Ray Rice for punching his then-fiance in an elevator. Rice’s original two-game suspension was changed to an indefinite suspension after a video of the incident was made public two weeks ago. He was also released by the Baltimore Ravens.

Carolina Panthers defensive end Greg Hardy has been placed on the commissioner’s exempt list while he appeals an assault conviction stemming from an attack on his ex-girlfriend. Cardinals running back Jonathan Dwyer was placed on the reserve-non football injury list last week after his arrest for a domestic violence incident.

The Minnesota Vikings also placed running back Adrian Peterson on the exempt list last week while his child abuse case is sorted out.

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