Chandler Jones Released by Raiders After Arrest in Las Vegas; Was on NFI List.
Raiders star arrested after
Chandler Jones, a veteran defensive end who was on the Reserve/Non-Football Illness list with the Las Vegas Raiders, has been released.
After ESPN’s Adam Schefter first reported Jones’ release, NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero broke the news.
Jones was arrested two days ago for allegedly violating a domestic violence protection order. The Raiders said in a statement Friday that they “are hopeful that Chandler Jones will receive the care that he requires.”
Jones has yet to appear in a game this season.
Las Vegas placed him on the NFI list on Sept. 20 due to an undisclosed personal matter. That followed a series of posts on social media from the four-time Pro Bowler, who claimed he wasn’t being allowed inside the team’s facilities.
Jones continued to reference his ongoing impasse with the team, including in a 25-minute video posted to X, formerly known as Twitter, that was subsequently deleted.
On Monday, the 33-year-old said he had been transported the previous week “against my will” by the Las Vegas Fire Department to a nearby hospital and then to a behavioral health facility. LVFD officials were unable to confirm or deny the claim, citing personal privacy laws.
Then came Thursday’s arrest, the circumstances of which remain unclear.
Jones was into the second year of the three-year, $51 million contract he signed with the Raiders ahead of the 2022 season. He had 4.5 sacks and 38 tackles in his first and now only year in Las Vegas.
