Rams starting left tackle Alaric Jackson was arrested on suspicion of felony domestic battery early Tuesday morning and booked into a Los Angeles County jail.

Per the police report, Los Angeles police officers responded to his home in the San Fernando Valley late Monday. NBC Los Angeles reported the 6-foot-7, 340-pound Jackson engaged in a verbal argument with a woman and allegedly attempted to take a phone out of her hand after he felt she was recording the exchange.

The woman had scratch marks on her arm following the alleged interaction, per the television report.

Bail was set at $50,000, and Jackson was released from the jail in Van Nuys on bond.

Jackson, 27, is the blind-side protector of star quarterback Matthew Stafford. The former was signed to a three-year, $56.3 million contract prior to the 2025 season. He played 2024 on a one-year deal after signing his restricted free agent tender the previous offseason.

Jackson has appeared in 57 career games (51 starts) since catching on with the Rams after undergoing undrafted out of Iowa in 2021. He was suspended two games by the NFL in 2024 for violating its personal conduct policy.

–Field Level Media

Iranian soccer fans planning to attend the World Cup in the United States have been denied tickets to the country’s matches, Iran’s football federation said Tuesday.

In a statement, the federation said it had reserved tickets to sell to fans, who already have their travel plans set, only to learn the decision had been made to rescind the tickets. Each participating national federation is entitled to 8% of the tickets for each match.

Iran’s first two games are in Los Angeles — facing New Zealand on June 15 and Belgium on June 21. On June 26, Iran plays Egypt in Seattle for a final Group G match.

The federation did not state who made the decision to pull the tickets.

“Depriving Iranian supporters of access to their lawful and official allocation of tickets is an action contrary to the spirit of governing international competitions and the principle of equality among participating countries,” the Football Federation Islamic Republic of Iran said in its statement.

“This development raises serious questions about the interference of non-sporting and political considerations in the organization of the world’s biggest football event.”

Iran also is asking FIFA “to uphold the principles of neutrality, fairness, and established regulations.”

The United States and Israel launched an air assault on Iran in late February, and the Iranians have responded with attacks on U.S. bases in the region, on Israel and on U.S. allies.

Because of the conflict, Iran moved its training complex from Tucson, Ariz., to Mexico. That country is co-hosting this North American World Cup with the U.S. and Canada.

The Iranian team will play all three of its matches in the U.S. but is required to fly in from Mexico on the morning of games and leave the U.S. upon conclusion of the event.

Iran is assigned to Group G and is scheduled to play against New Zealand on June 15, Belgium on June 21 and Egypt on June 26.

The first two matches will be played in Inglewood, Calif., and the contest with Egypt is set for Seattle.

The road to the World Cup has been rocky for Iran.

President Donald Trump suggested in mid-March that Iran’s national soccer team should withdraw from the World Cup as a personal safety measure.

Trump wrote on Truth Social, the social media platform he owns, that Iran is welcome to play in the United States, “but I really don’t believe it is appropriate that they be there, for their own life and safety.”

The U.S. granted visas to the players just 10 days before their first match, though several staff members were not awarded the necessary documents to enter the U.S.

Reuters reported Tuesday that Mattias Grafstrom, the secretary general of FIFA, had a “positive discussion” with Mehdi Taj, the president of the federation, in Mexico.

“FIFA will continue dialogue and collaboration with the FFIRI to ensure the team and the delegation’s experience is a positive one,” Grafstrom said in a statement.

–Field Level Media

Pending unrestricted free agent Michael McCarron signed a six-year contract worth $20 million with the Minnesota Wild on Tuesday.

The deal begins in the 2026-27 season and extends through the 2031-32 campaign.

Per The Athletic, McCarron has a full no-move clause in the first three years of the deal and a 15-team no-trade list along with a no-move clause that prevents him from being put on waivers in the final three seasons.

McCarron, 31, was acquired by the Wild from the Nashville Predators at the trade deadline in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2028 NHL Draft. The 6-foot-6, 232-pound forward recorded 17 points (eight goals, nine assists), 93 penalty minutes and a career-high 205 hits in 79 games last season split between the two Central Division rivals.

A first-round pick (25th overall) by Montreal in the 2013 NHL Draft, McCarron has totaled 79 points (36 goals, 43 assists) in 381 career games with the Canadiens (2015-18), Predators (2020-26) and Wild.

–Field Level Media