Washington Football Team coach Ron Rivera called the release of running back Derrius Guice a essential but hard choice.
Washington released Guice on Friday, the exact same day he was arrested on 3 counts of domestic violence, coming from events in February, March and April, according to the Loudoun County Sheriffs Department.
” Any time you have to launch a really gifted player its always a tough decision,” said Rivera, in his very first public comments about the situation. “We take those accusations really, extremely seriously and we had to decide. I spoke to [Washingtons] gamers yesterday that I made a choice I think was in the very best interest of our organization and if it was the right decision well gain from it and if not it will be on me. I will take complete duty moving forward to ensure we do things the proper way.”
1 RelatedWashington picked Guice in the 2nd round of the 2018 draft. Carolina, where Rivera was coaching, took Guice off its draft board with concerns about his knees and his character, according to numerous sources.
But Rivera declined to state whether other factors such as his health led to Guices release. In a declaration released Friday, the team said it did not learn of the charges until Friday.
” We had a discussion with him Friday morning, and from what we found out later on we made our choice,” Rivera said.
Since of 3 knee injuries, Guice had actually played just 5 video games in two seasons with Washington. He never touched the ball more than 10 times in a game. The company considered him unreliable, which is why they signed veteran Peyton Barber in the offseason and prepared Antonio Gibson in the fourth round. They also have Adrian Peterson, third-down back J.D. McKissic, and Bryce Love, the former Stanford star who hasnt played considering that a torn ACL near completion of his 2018 college season.
” Derrius is a gifted young football gamer and again, its one of those things where were attempting to get all set for the season and one thing we cant have is situations and scenarios that are beyond our world,” stated Rivera. “Hes going to have to handle something for a while, and his chance to get prepared and all set for the season would be restricted.”
2 days after releasing Guice, Washington activated linebacker Reuben Foster off the physically unable to perform list. Foster was twice charged with domestic violence, but charges were dropped both times. Washington declared him in November 2018, two days after San Francisco released him.
When that was compared to Guices release, Rivera stressed that each situation is special and will be dealt with appropriately. He stated hes liked what hes seen from Foster.
” Reuben and I have actually discussed these things,” Rivera said. “The something Reuben has actually shown because Ive been here is hes doing things properly. Hes doing things the method we require him to do. Hes done an excellent job in terms of his rehabilitation and a fantastic task dealing with our coaches. Heres a guy that needed a modification of scenery. That might be one of the important things that really benefited him. Who knows, thats what might be needed in Derrius case, an opportunity to get a modification of surroundings.”
Washington also still has receiver Cody Latimer on the roster following his arrest in May on five charges, consisting of the illegal discharging of a firearm, coming from an incident at a poker game. His attorney said one of individuals Latimer allegedly contended was under investigation for sexually attacking Latimers boy. The NFL put Latimer on the commissioners exempt list as the league investigates the circumstance.
Rivera said that due to the fact that hes on the exempt list, theyll wait to hear what the league states prior to determining what to do with Latimer.
“Well look at each scenario, each scenario individually and well go through our procedure and make our assessments,” he stated.
” Any time you have to release a really talented gamer its always a hard decision,” said Rivera, in his first public comments about the circumstance. Carolina, where Rivera was coaching, took Guice off its draft board with issues about his knees and his character, according to multiple sources. Guice had actually played just 5 video games in 2 seasons with Washington since of 3 knee injuries. 2 days after launching Guice, Washington triggered linebacker Reuben Foster off the physically unable to carry out list.” Reuben and I have talked about these things,” Rivera said.
