SUWANEE, Ga. -- An Atlanta Falcons player is facing battery charges in connection with a fight with his wife over a Facebook friend.

Gwinnett County police arrested offensive tackle Quinn Ojinnaka, 25, Tuesday at his home in Suwanee.

Police said he tussled with his wife and spat at her during a fight over a female friend of his on Facebook.

Ojinnaka said his wife tried to stab him with a pen. She said he threw her on some stairs and tossed her out of the house.

Ojinnaka has been charged with simple battery, a misdemeanor. He posted $2,400 bond and was released from the Gwinnett County Jail.