Darron Lee was the 20th pick in the 2016 NFL draft

Former NFL linebacker Darron Lee has been charged with murdering his girlfriend.

Police officers were dispatched to a residence near Chattanooga in Tennessee on Thursday.

Life-saving measures were attempted on a woman but she was already deceased.

Lee, 31, was identified as the suspect and taken into custody, and on Friday was charged with first-degree murder and tampering with evidence.