Less than two weeks after signing with the Chiefs, former Raiders first-round pick Damon Arnette is once again without a team amid more legal troubles. Kansas City released the 25-year-old cornerback on Saturday, according to NFL Media’s Tom Pelissero, after the cornerback was arrested late Friday night in Las Vegas. Arnette faces charges of assault with a deadly weapon, carrying a concealed weapon without a permit, and possession of controlled substances, as NFL.com reported.
Drafted 19th overall by the Raiders in 2020, Arnette was detained at Clark County Detention Center this morning, police records indicate, after a report of a person with a gun surfaced at the Park MGM hotel and casino Friday night. He was also charged with possession of marijuana or cannabis and possession of a class one or two level controlled substance, per Metropolitan Police Department Lt. Justin Byers. He’d just signed with the Chiefs on Jan. 20, inking a futures deal that included a commitment to “intense counseling and zero tolerance,” according to Pelissero.
