The Miami Dolphins have released a statement announcing that they released running back Mark Walton this morning. The news comes approximately halfway through Walton’s four-game suspension, which was handed down by the NFL in response to Walton’s off-field transgressions this past offseason while a member of the Cincinnati Bengals.
The news comes as a stunning turn of events after the Dolphins coaching staff spoke highly of Walton, even after the news of his suspension broke just a few weeks ago.
Not many details are known at this time other than Walton was involved with a police matter that came to the team’s attention this morning. It was all the news Miami needed to feel as though Walton has lost the benefit of the doubt the team gave him by offering him a second chance this spring, even with outstanding legal issues.
More information is needed, but it is difficult to feel too sorry for someone who has squandered first and second chances within a span of eight months. Hopefully Walton is able to get whatever kind of support he needs to work out his issues — but that support will not come from the Dolphins organization. At least not after whatever went down recently.
Stay tuned for more details on this developing story.
