Bills receiver is arrested after naked argument
Buffalo Bills receiver Zay Jones was arrested Monday night in Los Angeles after a naked, bloody argument with his brother, Minnesota Vikings receiver Cayleb Jones.
The player, whose legal name is Isaiah Avery Jones, was arrested after officers were called to a disturbance in downtown Los Angeles, said Luis Garcia ,a police spokesman.
When the officers arrived, they found Jones “breaking glass doors and windows” and arrested him on suspicion of felony vandalism, Garcia said.
The arrest was first reported by TMZ, which posted a video of the brothers arguing that showed a nude Zay Jones pushing his brother in what appeared to be the hallway of an apartment building. The site also obtained a photo of a broken window with what appeared to be blood on the floor nearby.
Jail records showed Jones, 22, was being held Tuesday on $20,000 bail. His agent, Zeke Sandhu, did not reply to text and voicemail messages. Sandhu also represents Cayleb Jones.
The Bills said in a statement they were aware of an incident involving Jones and were gathering additional information.
The Jacksonville Jaguars unceremoniously dumped the longest-tenured player on their roster, and he wasn’t happy about it.
The Jaguars released veteran tight end Marcedes Lewis after 12 seasons to save $3.5 million in salary-cap space. The move came the same day Jacksonville parted ways with receiver Allen Hurns to save $7 million.
Hurns’ future had been in doubt since Dede Westbrook and Keelan Cole emerged as bigplay receivers late last season. Hurns really became expendable when the Jaguars signed two receivers last week, bringing back Marqise Lee and adding Donte Moncrief in free agency.
Lewis, who played at UCLA, thought his spot was safe, even after Jacksonville signed Austin Seferian-Jenkins and Niles Paul last week. The Jaguars picked up an option in Lewis’ contract last month.
Lewis told the Associated Press he felt “disrespected” by the timing of the move. It came a week after free agency began.
“I wish they would have done it sooner,” he said. “I think I deserved a little better than this.”
Former Chargers lineman Matt Slauson signed a one-year deal with the Indianapolis Colts after starting all 23 games he appeared in for the Chargers over the last two seasons.
Slauson, a respected veteran in the Chargers locker room, moved to left guard last season after starting all 16 games in 2016 at center. He suffered a seasonending biceps tear midway through last season.
The team lost starting right guard Kenny Wiggins in free agency after he signed with Detroit.
Slauson and Wiggins are expected to be replaced by Forrest Lamp and Dan Feeney — the teams second- and third-round picks in the 2017 draft.
The Oakland Raiders traded fullback Jamize Olawale to the Dallas Cowboys in a deal that also includes a swap of picks in the upcoming NFL draft. Dallas sent Oakland one of its two fifthround picks (No. 173 overall) in exchange for a sixth-round pick (No. 192 overall). The Cowboys now have three picks in the sixth round.