(610 Sports) – The Kansas City Chiefs have a recent history of signing players with a troubled history off of the football field and that trend continued on Thursday when they signed former first-round cornerback Damon Arnette to a reserve/futures contract.
Arnette, who played his college football at Ohio St., was released by the Las Vegas Raiders in November of last year, following a video that appeared online of Arnette flashing a firearm and threatening to kill someone who didn't appear in the video.
Beyond the disturbing video, Arnette is also facing multiple other legal issues, including a hit-and-run crash in October 2020 that left a woman injured, and an altercation with a valet worker at the Aria Hotel & Casino in Las Vegas, where the valet claims that after Arnette spat on him, and poked him in the chest after Arnette was told his car couldn't be recovered without his valet receipt.
Arnette was drafted 19th overall in the 2020 NFL Draft, which was considered a reach by most draft pundits and struggled to make much of an impact during his time with the Raiders. In 13 games over the past two seasons, including seven starts as a rookie in 2020, Arnette totaled 25 tackles (one for loss) and three passes defended.
