Former AFL star Wayne Carey appears to have avoided a US jail term by donating 500 dollars ($A720) to a Miami police charity and undergoing anger management classes.
In a lenient deal for the troubled former player, Carey will not have to admit guilt for an incident Florida authorities claimed left two officers with facial injuries, after a brawl in Miami a year ago.
The Miami Herald newspaper reports that Carey will plead "no contest" to two felony counts of battery on a police officer when he faces Miami-Dade County Court tomorrow.
Carey was facing up to 15 years in a US prison.
The deal was hatched between Carey'S high-priced Miami lawyer Richard Sharpstein and US prosecutors, and is expected to be approved by Judge Rosa Rodriguez.
The 37 year old will agree to two years of probation and will attend anger management classes.
The donation will go to the Dade County Police Benevolent Association Love Fund, a charity for police officers in need.