Chiefs release DL Isaiah Buggs following multiple offseason incidents
The Kansas City Chiefs are releasing defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs following multiple incidents this offseason, NFL Network Insider Tom Pelissero reported on Monday.
Buggs was arrested on a domestic violence/burglary charge and booked into Tuscaloosa County (Ala.) Jail last week. Pelissero added on Monday that Buggs’ bond was revoked and he is currently in jail.
In May, Buggs turned himself in to the same jail on misdemeanor animal cruelty charges. Buggs’ agent issued a statement at the time saying that the player “vehemently denies” the allegations and that the dogs didn’t belong to him.
Buggs, a former player for Alabama, is about to start his sixth NFL season. The Pittsburgh Steelers picked him up in the sixth round of the 2019 NFL Draft, where he spent three seasons. Following a two-year stint with the Detroit Lions, he joined the Kansas City practice squad in January. In February, the Chiefs re-contracted him with a futures deal.
Buggs has accumulated 89 total tackles, 12 QB hits, four tackles for loss, and two sacks in his 56 career games.
