{"id":1809,"date":"2025-06-21T08:07:09","date_gmt":"2025-06-21T08:07:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1809\/"},"modified":"2025-06-21T08:07:09","modified_gmt":"2025-06-21T08:07:09","slug":"texans-bring-damon-arnette-back-to-nfl-after-death-threat-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/1809\/","title":{"rendered":"Texans bring Damon Arnette back to NFL after death threat video"},"content":{"rendered":"

Damon Arnette is getting a second chance at an NFL life.<\/p>\n

The 28-year-old cornerback, released by the Raiders<\/a> in 2021 after posting a video to social media in which he brandished weapons and threatened an unnamed individual\u2019s life, signed on with the Houston Texans on Friday.<\/p>\n

A first-round pick in the 2020 draft, Arnette was charged in a hit-and-run incident before posting and deleting the video.<\/p>\n

Arnette as a Raider. AP<\/p>\n

\u201cFrom my perspective, he\u2019s a very talented young man with a good heart,\u201d then-Raiders GM Mike Maycock said. \u201cHe cleans up his life, I know he can make a living in the NFL. But not now, with the Raiders.\u201d<\/p>\n

His legal woes continued as he sought work, getting jailed in Las Vegas in January 2022 \u2014 nine days after signing a futures contract <\/a>with the Chiefs \u2014 on two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, carrying or concealing a gun without a permit, possession of a controlled substance, and possession of marijuana or cannabis.<\/p>\n

While the case was dropped by Clark County officials, he agreed to a plea deal after a grand jury later indicted him on the weapons-related charges.<\/p>\n

He was arrested on gun and meth charges<\/a> in a February 2024 incident.<\/p>\n

Damon Arnette #26 of Houston Roughnecks celebrates after his interception return for a touchdown. Getty Images<\/p>\n

Damon Arnette #26 of Houston Roughnecks returns an interception for a touchdown. Getty Images<\/p>\n

\u201cI had to take a look in the mirror,\u201d Arnette told KPRC<\/a> in May. \u201cI had to make some serious life changes. And the main thing that I did was I invited back my support system, my foundation, and that\u2019s probably something I will never let go of again because I see how dangerous it is to be trying to navigate in a new world, new environment, new situations with no experience. So, I definitely learn from that end.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Ohio State product caught NFL teams\u2019 eyes by spending the 2025 season with the UFL\u2019s Roughnecks.<\/p>\n

His 19 tackles, sack and interception were enough to pique the interest of the Texans.<\/p>\n

WARNING: GRAPHIC LANGUAGE<\/strong><\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Damon Arnette is seen in a police booking photo after his arrest on January 28, 2022 on two counts of assault with a deadly weapon, one count of carrying or concealing a weapon without a permit and two drug possession charges in Las Vegas Getty Images<\/p>\n

Arnette called this past spring season of football \u201cthe best version of myself that I\u2019ve ever been.\u201d<\/p>\n

His run-ins with the law aren\u2019t entirely behind him, however.<\/p>\n

Earlier this month, Arnette was ordered to pay a dancer $78,000 after she accused him of hitting her and smashing her head into the ground at a March 2023 party.<\/p>\n

The Texans told ESPN they have \u201cno comment<\/a>\u201d on his legal history.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Damon Arnette is getting a second chance at an NFL life. The 28-year-old cornerback, released by the Raiders…\n","protected":false},"author":3,"featured_media":1810,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[39],"tags":[2504,2505,535,1232,62,67,132,68],"class_list":{"0":"post-1809","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nfl","8":"tag-athlete-arrests","9":"tag-houston-texans","10":"tag-las-vegas-raiders","11":"tag-nfl","12":"tag-sports","13":"tag-united-states","14":"tag-unitedstates","15":"tag-us"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@us\/114720332181183992","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1809","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/3"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1809"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1809\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1810"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1809"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1809"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1809"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}