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Washington Football Team’s Derrius Guice arrested on domestic violence charges, released from team

By Abigail Constantino

FILE — Washington’s second-round pick Derrius Guice walks back to the locker room at the conclusion of the NFL football team’s rookie minicamp in Ashburn, Va., Friday, May 11, 2018. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta)
Washington Football Team running back Derrius Guice was arrested on charges related to domestic violence, and has been released from the team Friday. The Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office confirmed his arrest. The NFL team released a statement, saying that upon further investigation and discussion, they have decided to release Guice, 23, from the team.

The team initially excused Guice from all activity pending an investigation, but upon reviewing the number and nature of the charges, released him immediately. The charges include one count of strangulation, three counts of assault and battery, and one count of destruction of property. The charges stem from incidents that happened earlier this year — on Feb. 14, March 13 and April 17 — in Loudoun County, where Guice lives. The allegations against Guice were first reported in Montgomery County, where the victim lives, and the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office first learned of them on July 22. Guice turned himself in and was released on a $10,000 unsecured bond. Washington picked Guice in the second round of the 2018 NFL draft. His career with the team has been beset with injury, starting with a torn ACL he suffered during a preseason opener against the New England Patriots that led to missing the entire 2018 season. He returned to training camp in July 2019, cleared to participate with no limitations. “It was the hardest thing I ever had to go through in life, period,” Guice said said. “Doing what you love, finally making it to the NFL, and in the first game you’re out for the whole year. … It’s mind blowing.” However, a few months later after making his NFL debut, Guice was injured in a season-opening loss in Philadelphia. He underwent an operation to fix a torn meniscus. Guice missed the next eight games, but he was sidelined again in December when he injured his knee in a loss to Green Bay. He was placed on season-ending injured reserve.

Report: Sexual harassment claim against Dan Snyder-backed Native American charity

By JP Finlay
Report: Sexual harassment claim against Dan Snyder-backed charity originally appeared on NBC Sports WashingtonIn what seems like a never-ending series of sexual harassment allegations against the Washington Football Team, a new report from The Washington Post shows a 2014 sexual harassment claim against the executive of the former Washington Redskins Original Americans Foundation.Dan Snyder, owner of the Washington Football Team, started the Original Americans Foundation in 2014 with a pledge of "making a real, lasting, positive impact" for Native American tribal communities. Some saw the creation of the foundation as a transparent attempt to quiet growing pressure and controversy surrounding the team's former Redskins nickname. Regardless, months after the creation of the foundation, a female employee lodged a formal complaint to Washington's human resources alleging sexual harassment by the foundation's executive director Gary Edwards. The Post published excerpts of the 2014 letter that alleged the complaint:  The complaint prompted an investigation, but a former foundation employee quoted in the story said it was anything but complete.  Eventually the harassment claim made its way to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission where after mediation the female employee received a financial settlement and signed a non-disclosure agreement, according to the report. The team refused to release the alleged victim from the NDA when requested by the Post.The latest allegations come after a series of investigative reports from The Post showing a pervasive culture of abuse and harassment from former Washington Football executives towards women.The NFL is now conducting its own investigation into the culture created inside the football team and the level of knowledge of owner Dan Snyder. The problems don't end there, as 40 percent of the team is up for sale as former business partners of Snyder want to sell their shares. Snyder is fighting that sale in court, and Washington's owner also has his own investigation and lawsuits ongoing due to slanderous misinformation spread this summer that linked him to the late criminal pedophile Jeffrey Epstein. Washington has overhauled most of its business operation this year, including hiring new team president Jason Wright and a new human resources director.Wright has been very clear that he wants a full investigation into all of the misdeeds of the past and that this is a new day for the Washington Football organization. 
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