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underpants

(186,499 posts)
Tue Nov 9, 2021, 12:23 PM Nov 2021

Las Vegas Raiders cut 2020 first-round CB Damon Arnette after video with death threats

https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/32584857/las-vegas-raiders-cut-ex-first-round-cb-damon-arnette-video-death-threats

HENDERSON, Nev. -- The Las Vegas Raiders have waived second-year cornerback Damon Arnette, a first-round pick in 2020, after video surfaced this weekend of Arnette making death threats while brandishing firearms.

Arnette, 25, had been on injured reserve since Oct. 9. He is also facing lawsuits stemming from a Las Vegas car accident last October.

Mayock added that he had talked with Arnette, his father and others in his life and "from my perspective, he's a very talented young man with a good heart. He cleans up his life, I know he can make a living in the NFL. But not now, with the Raiders."

Mayock acknowledged there was "significant concern" over Arnette's character coming out of college, but the Raiders felt they could help him on and off the field and knew the Ohio State coaching staff well enough to trust its advice and take on Arnette.
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Las Vegas Raiders cut 2020 first-round CB Damon Arnette after video with death threats (Original Post) underpants Nov 2021 OP
Another million dollar talent CanonRay Nov 2021 #1
Raiders are having quite a run of unfortunate circumstances True Dough Nov 2021 #2
No kidding underpants Nov 2021 #3
"[T]here was "significant concern" over Arnette's character out of college, rsdsharp Nov 2021 #4
Death threats will get one kicked off the Raiders, but not out of the House of Representatives. Marcuse Nov 2021 #5
The GOP. lowering the bar closer to the ground every day. CentralMass Nov 2021 #6

True Dough

(20,148 posts)
2. Raiders are having quite a run of unfortunate circumstances
Tue Nov 9, 2021, 12:34 PM
Nov 2021

They rolled the dice on Vegas and are coming up snake eyes in 2021.

underpants

(186,499 posts)
3. No kidding
Tue Nov 9, 2021, 12:57 PM
Nov 2021

An NFL team in Vegas and open discussion of betting on TV - Pete Rozelle’s worst nightmare

rsdsharp

(10,099 posts)
4. "[T]here was "significant concern" over Arnette's character out of college,
Tue Nov 9, 2021, 02:37 PM
Nov 2021

but the Raiders felt they could help him on and off the field.”

Cause the Raiders have a long tradition of turning bad boys into choir boys.

Marcuse

(7,994 posts)
5. Death threats will get one kicked off the Raiders, but not out of the House of Representatives.
Tue Nov 9, 2021, 03:19 PM
Nov 2021
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