USC OT Chad Wheeler Under Psychiatric Evaluation After Altercation With Police

USC Trojans left tackle Chad Wheeler is being held under psychiatric evaluation, after an altercation with police this morning.

"Los Angeles officers responded to a man at around 8:45 a.m. PT (11:45 a.m. ET) who was possibly under the influence of drugs or alcohol, punching walls and windows, and injuring his hands inside an apartment in South Los Angeles near the USC campus, said the law enforcement sources close to the investigation."

Police fired bean bag rounds to subdue him. No officers were hurt.

"Wheeler was confronted by officers, got into an altercation with them, and was hit with bean bag rounds. The sources did not go into detail about the exact nature of what led police to use bean bag rounds, a less lethal form of force."

USC claimed Wheeler missed practice due to a “personal issue” earlier in the day. Wheeler is a multiple-year starter.