Cornerback Terrion Arnold, who was cut by the Detroit Lions following his arrest on eight felony charges last month, has cleared waivers, according to multiple reports published Monday.
Arnold was taken into custody on June 24 and now faces charges of armed robbery and kidnapping connected to an incident that took place in February near Tampa, Florida.
Despite the serious legal trouble, Arnold is expected to sit down with NFL teams that have already shown interest in bringing him aboard.
His defense attorney, Harvey Steinberg, shared last week that other franchises had already been in touch. “Although Mr. Arnold has been released by the Detroit Lions organization, he already has been contacted by three other NFL clubs regarding his services,” Steinberg wrote.
Prosecutors allege that Arnold served as the ringleader of a scheme to get revenge for a theft by detaining and pistol-whipping men he believed were responsible. However, authorities say none of the three teenage victims — who Arnold and alleged co-conspirators are accused of kidnapping and attacking — had any involvement in the theft.
Court documents identify Arnold, 23, who played college football at Alabama before being drafted by the Lions, as the primary conspirator in the alleged plot.
Three days before the alleged kidnapping and assault took place, Arnold had reported the theft of more than $250,000 worth of property from an Airbnb in Largo, Florida, near Tampa.
