Former Cardinals exec Bill Bidwill Jr covered in blood after domestic incident with wife, bodycam shows

Former Arizona Cardinals executive Bill Bidwill Jr. bloodied after incident with wife, bodycam video shows. (Credit: Paradise Valley, Ariz. Police)

Bill Bidwill Jr., the former Arizona Cardinals executive who is brother of current owner Michael Bidwill, was seen covered in blood after being struck "a hundred times" by his wife during a June 9 domestic incident at his home, which can be seen on bodycam footage. 

Bidwill was found by authorities outside his home in Paradise Valley, Arizona, bleeding after the altercation with his wife, Nicole. He said it began because she was unhappy he was not home for a carpet installation. 

"I’m sitting on the couch, and she’s screaming at me," Bidwill can be heard saying in the bodycam footage. "And I was trying to not escalate because she has a very bad temper. 

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Police talk to former Arizona Cardinals team executive Bill Bidwill Jr. (Paradise Valley Police)

"And then she started hitting me, and I just started defending myself."

Bidwill said he was struck in the head by a glass of beer during the incident. He also mentioned she hit him with something else in the head area, though he was not sure what it was. 

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Bidwill went on to say that he tried to leave the house, but his wife was grabbing his shirt and would not let go. He admitted striking her arms to try to get her off of him. 

The officer questioning Bidwill informed him that he had to arrest her at the home because it was a domestic violence situation where assault would be charged based on the story that he gave. Bidwill, however, did not want his wife arrested because "she