• Washington releases RB Derrius Guice shortly after arrest fo' beatin' u

    From Black Times@21:1/5 to All on Sat Aug 8 23:41:08 2020
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    The Washington Football Team released running back Derrius Guice
    on Friday night, less than two hours after he was arrested on
    domestic violence charges in Loudoun County, Virginia.

    Washington wasted little time in releasing Guice, saying in a
    statement that it had learned of a domestic violence-related
    incident Thursday. The team alerted the NFL and met Friday with
    Guice to let him know he was excused from all team activities.

    The team's statement then read: "This afternoon we learned that
    there were multiple charges filed against Derrius. Upon review
    of the nature of these charges and following internal
    discussions, we have decided to release Derrius immediately."

    According to the Loudoun County Sheriff's office, the charges
    stemmed from three separate domestic violence-related incidents
    earlier this year -- on Feb. 14, March 13 and April 17 -- at
    Guice's home in Ashburn, Virginia. The incidents were first
    reported to the Montgomery County Police Department in Maryland.
    The sheriff's office was made aware of the allegations on July
    22. It investigated the incidents in coordination with the
    Montgomery County Police Department.

    Guice, 23, was charged with one count of strangulation and three
    counts of assault and battery. He also was charged with one
    count of destruction of property. Guice turned himself in to the
    Loudoun Adult Detention Center late Friday afternoon. Guice
    later was released on a $10,000 uninsured bond.

    In a statement made by his attorney, Guice refused to comment
    and denied the charges.

    "The failure to fully investigate allegations of events, which
    allegedly took place months ago, is inexplicable," the statement
    read. "Derrius will defend these charges in court, where a full
    vetting of the allegations will take place, in contrast to
    actions by local law enforcement and the Washington Football
    Team that assumed the worst, directly contradicting every sense
    of fairness and due process."

    Before the 2018 NFL draft, there were anonymous reports
    questioning Guice's character. Many who knew him, from high
    school to college coaches, said those fears were misplaced.
    Although some teams took him off the board, whether for injury
    or character concerns, Washington drafted the LSU product in the
    second round.

    According to multiple sources Carolina had removed Guice from
    it's draft board prior to the 2018 draft over concerns about his
    knees and his character. Washington's staff is populated by
    multiple people who were with Carolina at the time including
    coach Ron Rivera, head athletic trainer Ryan Vermillion And
    director of pro scouting Eric Stokes.

    During his two seasons with Washington, questions arose about
    his maturity level, according to numerous sources over this
    time. Most of those concerns, though, stemmed from his approach
    to various team situations such as medical treatment.

    As a rookie, Guice was one of the camp standouts until he tore
    his left ACL in the first preseason game. Coaches valued his
    ability to help on all three downs because he could not only
    catch the ball but help in pass protection.

    Guice opened the 2019 season as the starting running back, but
    he tore the meniscus in his right knee and missed eight games.
    He then tore his medial collateral ligament in a Dec. 8 loss at
    Green Bay and did not play again. He never touched the ball more
    than 10 times in a game, but he did average 5.83 yards on 42
    carries.

    This offseason, Washington made sure to add depth at running
    back. The team still has Adrian Peterson, but it also signed
    third-down back J.D. McKissic and Peyton Barber, an early-down
    back. Washington drafted Antonio Gibson, who will also align at
    wide receiver in certain formations. Bryce Love, whom the team
    drafted in the fourth round in 2019, was cleared to practice
    this summer and, if he's back to where he was at Stanford, would
    provide the same sort of pop the team had hoped to get from
    Guice.

    Washington's NFL franchise came under fire last month when The
    Washington Post detailed sexual harassment allegations against
    five former employees. New coach Ron Rivera was tasked with
    improving the culture in Washington, making Guice's release a
    necessary move.

    https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29617029/washington-releases- rb-derrius-guice-following-arrest

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  • From 4546@mydaja.com@21:1/5 to black-times@msnbc.com on Sat Aug 8 19:09:14 2020
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    On Sat, 8 Aug 2020 23:41:08 +0200 (CEST), "Black Times" <black-times@msnbc.com> wrote:

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    https://www.espn.com/nfl/story/_/id/29617029/washington-releases- >rb-derrius-guice-following-arrest

    Another failure draft pick from Allen and Gruden. Another one with
    potential, who remained injured and suspect. Not a big surprise.
    Oh well, he will have his time in court.

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