The Washington Football Team announced it has released running back Derrius Guice.
Guice, 23, was arrested in northern Virginia on Friday and charged with several counts related to alleged domestic violence, The Washington Post reported. The Post, citing the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, reported that Guice faces charges of strangulation, assault, battery and destruction of property.
Guice turned himself in at approximately 5 p.m. ET. The Post reported that Guice did not attend Washington’s Friday practice, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. His attorney, Peter D. Greenspun, declined comment to The Post at the Loudoun County sheriff’s facility.
Guice was drafted in the second round, No. 59 overall, by Washington in 2018. He missed the entire 2018 season after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his first preseason game. He was limited to five games in 2019 by other knee injuries, recording 245 rushing yards and three total touchdowns.
Guice is a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he starred at Catholic High and Louisiana State University. In three seasons at LSU, he rushed for 3,074 yards and scored 32 total touchdowns.
