The National Football League has some good people in it. It also has a lot of individuals who make great money chasing the pigskin, but making great money can’t buy civilized behavior. Former Ohio State standout and ex-Las Vegas Raider Damon Arnette fits the latter category.
Arnette has had a whole lot of problems in his short time in the NFL, but now he’s got a whole new plate full of them, including no more paychecks.
On Friday night, police say Mr. Arnette, who was set to play for the Kansas City Chiefs, pulled a gun on a parking valet after the attendant refused to retrieve a car without a ticket. Police showed up and allegedly caught the cornerback with a gun and no valid carry license. That was in addition to some drugs (specifically over an ounce of weed and some narcotics).
More troubling news for NFL player Damon Arnette … the former 1st round draft pick was arrested Friday night in Las Vegas after he allegedly threatened a valet with a gun, TMZ Sports has learned.
The 25-year-old cornerback was busted for assault with a deadly weapon, carrying a concealed weapon and possession of a controlled substance after a dispute allegedly occurred at the Park MGM on Las Vegas Boulevard…
A witness tells us Damon attempted to retrieve a car without a valet ticket … leading to a dispute. We’re told Arnette pulled a gun, and the police were eventually called.
This came after Arnette got himself dumped from the Las Vegas Raiders for posting an Instagram video of himself waving around a tricked-out AR-15, an AK, and a handgun. He also threatened to kill someone by inviting them over to his rather high-end condo in a gated Las Vegas neighborhood.
The video remains online and in it, the eminently cultured scholar can’t managed to put together a complete sentence without using the n-word or dropping the f-bomb. Or both.
Dawg wtf is going on in Las Vegas? Look at Raiders CB Damon Arnette flexing a gun saying he gon kill somebody smh pic.twitter.com/PiJKT5Cyq7
— Robert 💔💔 (@RobertRaymond46) November 6, 2021
Before the Instagram incident, he was allegedly involved in a hit-and-run in 2020.
When news broke of the latest charges, the Chiefs — who play in the AFC Championship game today — released him.
Arnette’s days of illegally toting a gun around have likely ended, with or without the recreational pharma. Then again, so too are his days of living in high-end properties and driving high-end cars given that his time with the anti-gun National Football League has probably ended, too. For good.
