The 25-year-old Arnette, who has been on injured reserve since week 4 of the NFL season, was a Raiders’ first-round pick of Ohio State in 2020. He leaves the group having performed 13 video games over two seasons.
“At the moment, we waived Damon Arnette — a really painful resolution,” Raiders Normal Supervisor Mike Mayock mentioned on a convention name on Monday.
“We spent vital time, effort and sources attempting to assist him in all aspects of his life. There have been a sequence of unhealthy selections over the past yr or so, however we will not stand — we can’t stand — for the video of Damon with a gun, threatening to take a life.”
The choice to waive Arnette means the Raiders not have their prime two picks from 2020 after vast receiver Henry Ruggs III was launched final week.
“We simply misplaced Ruggs and Arnette, our two first-round picks, within the interval of seven days,” mentioned Mayock. “Am I sick to my abdomen proper now on numerous ranges? Sure.”
Mayock added that there was “vital concern” over Arnette’s character when the Raiders thought-about drafting him out of Ohio State and that the group spent “an terrible lot of time attempting to know his conduct.”
“We discovered the chance acceptable after doing extra homework on Arnette than anyone we have achieved within the years I have been right here, and clearly, we missed. And that’s one hundred pc on me,” mentioned Mayock.
CNN has contacted Arnette’s representatives for remark.
