Jacksonville Jaguars player Dante Fowler has been caught standing idly by as his girlfriend brawls with the mother of his child brawls, according to news reports.

Surveillance footage at a Florida apartment complex showed the 21-year-old acting as a referee between the pair as they argued outside an elevator on February 1.

But the defensive end then took a step back and appeared to gesture to the woman, in a grey T-shirt, by his side, who has been identified as his girlfriend byTMZ.

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Dante Fowler has been caught standing idly by as his girlfriend brawls with the mother of his child brawls 

Dante Fowler has been caught standing idly by as his girlfriend brawls with the mother of his child brawls 

Fowler, a defensive end for the Jacksonville Jaguars, was filmed acting as a referee between the pair as they argue outside an elevator on February 1

Fowler, a defensive end for the Jacksonville Jaguars, was filmed acting as a referee between the pair as they argue outside an elevator on February 1

At his signal, she kicked off her flip flops and launched at the other woman who is believed to be the mother of Fowler's child.

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Disturbing footage, acquired by TMZ, shows both women grappling with each other.

Both landed a series of vicious punches on one another before they wrestled each other to the ground.   

Surveillance footage at a Florida apartment complex shows the 21-year-old acting as a referee between the pair before they launch into a physical fight Surveillance footage at a Florida apartment complex shows the 21-year-old acting as a referee between the pair before they launch into a physical fight

Surveillance footage at a Florida apartment complex shows the 21-year-old gesturing to his girlfriend before she launched into a physical fight with the other woman

Only then does the 6'3", 260lbs NFL star decide to intervene and drags his ex off his girlfriend.

Police report that they were not contacted about the incident and so no arrests have been made.

Fowler has since apologized in a statement, saying he was 'embarrassed' by his actions.

'As a family, we have been dealing with this moment and the conflict that led to it since this occurred,' he said.

'This video surfacing is a sad reminder that emotions got the best of all of us. I take 100 per cent responsibility for everything that happened.' 

Fowler, who left after the brawl with his girlfriend, has been recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament last May.

The injury saw him spend the entire of last year's NFL season on the sidelines. 

Fowler did not miss a game in three years at the University of Florida, and was touted as a candidate for Defensive Rookie of the Year.

Disturbing footage shows both women grappling with each other until they were on the floor

Disturbing footage shows both women grappling with each other until they were on the floor

Only then does the 6'3", 260lbs NFL star decide to intervene and drags his ex off his girlfriend

Only then does the 6'3", 260lbs NFL star decide to intervene and drags his ex off his girlfriend

Fowler, who left after the brawl with his girlfriend, has been recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament last May (pictured in April 2015)

Fowler, who left after the brawl with his girlfriend, has been recovering from a torn anterior cruciate ligament last May (pictured in April 2015)

He was expected to play a large part in a revamped Jaguars' hybrid defense as coach Gus Bradley entered his third season in Jacksonville.

With just 44 sacks last season, Fowler was expected to start on day one and instantly improve the unit. 

He pledged to spend the whole off season working with trainers to build up his strength and return to NFL in 2016. 

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