The Detroit Lions have fired cornerback Cameron Sutton in the midst of a police hunt for him in connection with a Florida domestic abuse accusation.
Sutton is still wanted by police for aggravated battery-domestic violence in connection with an alleged incident on March 7. The Lions have announced that they are severing connections with Sutton, who is only a year into his three-year, $33 million contract in Detroit.
Two weeks after they began their search, the Hillsborough County Sheriff’s Office released a police arrest warrant on Wednesday morning. They are asking for assistance in finding him.
The department also posted a license plate for a Jeep Grand Wagoneer that Sutton is allegedly driving on social media.
ESPN reports that authorities have not been able to find the 29-year-old since the warrant was initially issued on March 7.Sutton is thought to be the owner of a property in the neighboring county of Pinellas, but he hasn’t been spotted there or answered police calls.
The Lions released the following statement in response to a request for comment on Wednesday, which Dailymail.com was able to obtain: “We became aware of the ongoing legal situation involving Cam Sutton this morning.” We’ll keep an eye on things and won’t be making any more comments for the time being.
The organization announced on social media a day later that they are actually releasing Sutton from his $11 million-per-year contract.
At approximately 4:35 a.m. on March 7 in Hillsborough County, police got a call regarding an alleged altercation involving the NFL player, according to comments acquired by Detroit News from the 29-year-old since the warrant was initially issued on March 7.Sutton is thought to be the owner of a property in the neighboring county of Pinellas, but he hasn’t been spotted there or answered police calls.
The Lions released the following statement in response to a request for comment on Wednesday, which Dailymail.com was able to obtain: “We became aware of the ongoing legal situation involving Cam Sutton this morning.” We’ll keep an eye on things and won’t be making any more comments for the time being.
The organization announced on social media a day later that they are actually releasing Sutton from his $11 million-per-year contract.
At approximately 4:35 a.m. on March 7 in Hillsborough County, police got a call regarding an alleged altercation involving the NFL player, according to comments acquired by Detroit News from
the Office of the Sheriff.
According to public affairs official Phil Martello, “we tried to make contact with (Sutton).” After calling, he didn’t pick up. He has avoided us. Here, our deputies have followed every possible lead.
He has cars and a house in the county across from us, but he hasn’t been there and we haven’t been able to find him.
We haven’t been able to contact him, so it appears that he has either switched off or thrown away his phone, among other things.
