Former NFL player Brandon Pettigrew arrested after punching, smashing store's glass door

TMZ Sports has learned…the incident happened around 2 a.m. at a 7-Eleven in Dallas – when police say Pettigrew became aggressive during an argument inside the store.

It's unclear what exactly started the argument — but in the surveillance video, you can see after Pettigrew and several people exchanged words, the ex-NFL alum threw a right hook at the front door , causing it to break.

Immediately afterward, you see officers using Tasers, but luckily things didn't escalate…and it appears the 6-foot-5 Pettigrew was later arrested without further incident.

A representative from the Dallas Police Department tells us the 39-year-old man was ultimately transported to the Dallas County Jail and booked for criminal mischief. Records show he was released around 1 p.m. Sunday.

This isn't the first time Pettigrew has been in trouble with the law… in 2017, he was arrested for his alleged role during a disturbance in a bar. In 2018, he was arrested again after being accused of hitting a police officer following an argument over a unpaid limousine bill.