MIAMI -- Miami Dolphins linebacker Derrick Rodgers kicked and punched his wife, and used a metal chair to hit a man with her at a South Beach restaurant Thursday afternoon, police said.

Rodgers was charged with aggravated battery, simple battery and resisting arrest without violence. He was taken to Miami-Dade County Jail, where police said he would remain until a bond hearing Friday.

Miami Beach police said they responded about 1:30 p.m. to a restaurant where witnesses identified the 6-foot-1, 235-pound Rodgers as the man who had been fighting with his wife, Kareff.

Rodgers was walking away from the restaurant when an officer approached. The officer identified himself three times before Rodgers stopped, police said. Rodgers then refused to put his hands behind his back before being handcuffed, police said.

According to a police report, Rodgers approached his wife and the man at the restaurant and asked the man, "Do you know who I am?'' The man responded, "Yeah, you're Derrick Rodgers.''

When the man started to stand, Rodgers grabbed a metal chair and hit him over the head, cutting him, police said.

Rodgers then kicked his wife as she tried to pick up her purse. He also punched her in the chest as she got up from the ground.

"I never imagined something like this happening,'' Kareff Rodgers told WSVN-TV in Miami. "I could never picture this happening, not with someone like Derrick. Derrick is a good man, everybody loved him. His teammates love him.''

Rogers and his wife married in June 2001.

Dolphins coach Dave Wannstedt released a statement saying the team will presume Rodgers' innocence until proven otherwise.

"Both the Miami Dolphins and the National Football League understand the gravity of these allegations and will take appropriate action if such instances were proven to have occurred,'' Wannstedt said. "However, we hope the charges against Derrick prove to be unfounded.

"Derrick has exhibited the highest character on the field and has been extremely active in charitable and community service projects here in South Florida. As a result, we will not rush to judgment and will wait for the completion of the judicial process before deciding on a course of action, if needed.''

Rodgers' agent, Leigh Steinberg, did not return a phone call seeking comment.