The Las Vegas Raiders have decided to part ways with former first-round pick Damon Arnette after he got into a disturbing back-and-forth with a fan on social media.
Over the weekend, Arnette filmed himself waving a gun while threatening to kill a fan for talking trash to him on Instagram.
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
On Monday morning, the Raiders announced they were releasing Arnette following the incident with the fan.
Via NFL.com
The Raiders are parting ways with another recent first-rounder.
Cornerback Damon Arnette is being released, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero reported. The move comes on the heels of a series of troubling incidents coming to light that involve the No. 19 overall pick in the 2020 NFL Draft.
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#Raiders waive CB Damon Arnette: “Very painful decision. We spent significant time, effort and resources trying to help him in all aspects of his life…we cannot stand for the video of Damon with a gun, threatening to take a life." – #Raiders GM Mike Mayock
— Paul Gutierrez (@PGutierrezESPN) November 8, 2021