Raiders cut 2020 first-round pick Damon Arnette after video filled with death threats, firearms surfaces
The Las Vegas Raiders' tumultuous 2021 campaign continues. ESPN's Paul Gutierrez reported Monday that Las Vegas released Damon Arnette after video surfaced of the second-year cornerback making death threats and brandishing firearms.
The Ohio State product had some character issues on record when the Raiders picked him in the first round of the 2020 NFL Draft. The then-Oakland-based franchise thought it could help turn him around.
The Raiders' other first-round pick in that draft was Henry Ruggs III, who was released last week following his involvement in a fatal car crash and still-emerging gun charges.
Las Vegas has fared pretty well this season in spite of so much adversity and currently sits tied with the Los Angeles Chargers atop the AFC West with a 5-3 record. The Raiders are, however, coming off a messy 23-16 loss to the New York Giants. They return to Sin City next weekend to host the Kansas City Chiefs.
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