John Mara has defended the New York Giants' decision to re-sign Josh Brown, who has a number of domestic violence allegations against him.

"All I can tell you is that we're aware of all the allegations, and I believe all the facts and circumstances, and we were comfortable with our decision to re-sign him," Mara said Wednesday.

Mara's comments were his first on the allegations against Brown, as he declined to answer questions from reporters over the weekend.

Mara said domestic violence is not a "black or white" issue.

"You very rarely have a Ray Rice video," he said.

Mara noted that "the charges were dropped within a couple days" after Brown's arrest in 2015 following an incident with his now ex-wife.

"Nothing has happened in the meantime to make us question that decision," Mara said.

The Giants owner said domestic violence is "an issue ... that we take very seriously here."