Derrius Guice is no longer a member of the Washington Football Team.
The former second round draft pick was arrested on domestic violence charges this week, and has been released by Washington after the the team learned about the news.
We have released RB Derrius Guice pic.twitter.com/L3mOP8GCIX
— Washington Football Team (@WashingtonNFL) August 7, 2020
Washington RB Derrius Guice was arrested on domestic violence-related charges, including one count of strangulation. The other charges are three counts of assault and battery, as well as one count of destruction of property, per @washingtonpost. pic.twitter.com/9v2p1Jhd0f
— NFL Update (@MySportsUpdate) August 7, 2020
Guice was a top prospect coming out of LSU in 2018, but fell out of the first round due to character concerns. Guice didn’t see much playing time at the professional level due to a slew of serious knees injuries, and it seems like those character concerns were validated.