NFL defensive finish Chandler Jones, who’s at the moment signed to the Las Vegas Raiders, was arrested earlier this week in “Sin Metropolis” following a troubling social media put up that surfaced on-line, that includes a visibly distraught Jones breaking down on digital camera.
Chandler is the youthful (however greater) brother of UFC heavyweight champion Jon Jones, no stranger to Las Vegas arrests.
The 33-year-old All-Professional was booked into Clark County Detention Middle late Thursday night time and stays behind bars, in line with TMZ Sports activities. Particulars surrounding his arrest are unclear however the report suggests a violation of an current protecting order.
This isn’t the primary time Chandler has discovered himself at odds with the police.
Jones was positioned on the Raiders’ non-football sickness checklist early final week and is anticipated to stay out of motion “indefinitely” whereas coping with a “private subject,” the league wrote in a current press launch. The announcement got here not lengthy after Jones lambasted staff administration on social media for not doing “what’s proper.”
“It’s a private scenario and a non-public matter,” head coach Josh McDaniels instructed reporters. “We’ve handled it, and I’m not going to speak about it.”
Jones was chosen by the New England Patriots within the first spherical of the 2012 NFL Draft and likewise performed for the Arizona Cardinals from 2016-21. Along with Jon, Chandler can also be the youthful brother of former Baltimore Ravens defensive deal with Arthur Jones.