A report from NFL Community surfaced on Monday that former Detroit Lions cornerback Cameron Sutton has been suspended for the primary eight video games of the 2024 season with out pay as a result of a violation of the league’s Private Conduct Coverage. This offseason, Sutton was concerned in a dispute that initially resulted in a felony home battery by strangulation cost that was later downgraded to a misdemeanor. In keeping with Adam Schefter, Sutton isn’t attraction this suspension. It’s remaining.
Unbeknownst to the Lions, there was a warrant out of Sutton’s arrest for practically a month, and after the Hillsborough County Sherriff’s Workplace went public with the warrant—whereas Sutton was on the Lions facility on the time—Detroit launched Sutton a day later.
“We have been in a position to attain Cam and talked about it and prompt he get counsel and do the fitting factor to show himself in,” crew president Rod Wooden mentioned. “After that, we met the remainder of the day and the next morning to determine to launch him.”
Sutton would flip himself in later and conform to enter a Home Violence Intervention Program to keep away from prosecution.
Sutton has since signed with the Pittsburgh Steelers—the unique crew that drafted him—on a one-year deal. However now he might be pressured to overlook the primary half of the 2024 season.
Final 12 months, Sutton was the Lions’ No. 1 cornerback on their protection, beginning all 17 video games for Detroit. However this offseason, the Lions made a ton of strikes to fortify the place, together with buying and selling for Carlton Davis, signing Amik Roberts, and drafting each Terrion Arnold and Ennis Rakestraw Jr.
It’s unclear how this impacts Sutton’s monetary dedication to the Lions. Final we heard, Sutton was planning on submitting a grievance to get a few of his assured $10.5 million again from Detroit, which was voided by the crew upon his launch in March.
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Sutton isn’t interesting the suspension, per Adam Schefter.