Amidst a number of legal issues, Isaiah Buggs‘ time with the Chiefs is set to come to an end. The veteran defensive lineman has been informed by Kansas City he will be released, Tom Pelissero of NFL Network reports. 
Buggs was the subject of two arrest warrants on misdemeanor animal cruelty charges, and he turned himself in earlier this month. The 27-year-old was later arrested for alleged domestic violence and burglary, adding to his off-field troubles. A $5K bond was initially posted in the latter case, but Pelissero notes it has since been revoked. As a result, Buggs is currently in prison as his legal situations play out.
Kansas City signed the former sixth-rounder rounder to a futures contract in February, giving him an opportunity to carve out a roster spot during training camp. That pact – worth the veteran’s minimum – contained only $250K in guaranteed salary along with a $100K signing bonus, though, making it feasible from the team’s perspective to move on. The decision to release Buggs will result in $350K in dead money and $803K in cap savings.
Buggs spent his first three NFL seasons with the Steelers, making 29 appearances and seven starts. He spent the past two years in Detroit, logging a heavier workload than he had during his time in Pittsburgh. The Alabama product racked up 58 tackles and a pair of sacks in 27 games as a Lion. Detroit waived him in January once Alim McNeill returned to full health.
The Chiefs have Chris Jones in place as the focal point of their defensive front. That group is filled out by low-cost contributors, including the likes of Derrick Nnadi, Mike Pennel and Tershawn Wharton. Kansas City entered Monday with roughly $15.6MM in cap space, a figure which will jump slightly once the Buggs release become official. The team will therefore have the financial wiggle room to make a summer addition along the D-line if one is deemed necessary. Buggs’ NFL future, meanwhile, is in doubt.
Took long enough
Took this long for them to comprehend Captain K-Mid from his post on Browns DE Lonnie Phelps…….
Captain K-Mid • 4 days ago
See Chiefs? It’s not that hard!!
Lol perfect example of the NFL’s double standard. Buggs is gone but Rice keeps his job. It’s not what you did off the field that matters, it’s just how good you are on the field.
Buggs didn’t learn and grow and go to a football camp for kids, I guess. Or whatever Rice did.
All he had to do was be a family man like brother Harrison Butker preached
Rice wrecked a car in a high speed race – and then walked away. He didn’t harm animals, didn’t harm anyone at home and didn’t steal from anyone. Believe what you want, but there is a big difference between the charges against each of these morons.
One of them is a man with money acting like a kid.
The other has something mentally wrong with him when he feels the need to hurt people and animals and commit robbery.
I thought Rice assaulted someone in a club…maybe I’m wrong.
That turned out to be false. The video proved nothing happened and the “journalist” recanted his claim.
Yeah the “Journalist” recanted the claim, just like the Rice shooting incident at SMU. The basketball player that was seeing Rice girl also recanted the claim after being shot at. Bet his scholarship was on the line or something like that, I don’t know?
Tae Hayes was just released by the Jets for marijuana possession.
No double standards though, right?
What does that have to do with Rice or Buggs? What do the Jets have to do with the Chiefs? This isn’t about double standards. It’s about a guy being released for blatantly obvious reasons, regardless of performance. Should Rive be cut also? Maybe so, but his idiocy is nothing like that of Buggs.
Rice was nearly the next Henry Ruggs if someone got killed from his high rate of speed
Nearly? He was? That’s highly speculative.
“Lighten Up Frances” Hulka
Your keyboard warrior work is right online with that guy at the range wearing all the 5.11 gear, pulling out the Hi-Point.
Ummmm excuse me it’s a Y33t Cannon and I paid one hundred and thirteen American dollars for it
His actions could have easily killed somebody. He fled the scene without even knowing if somebody died or not. So there is definitely a double standard, Biggs seems like a scumbag but he should sue somebody for this
Why would he sue and for what???? The team has a right end his contract as long as they pay him accordingly per the contract.
Double standard, if they cut him because he sucked that’s one thing, but they cut him because of what he did yet Rice is still there.
I agree that Buggs probably has no real strong case, absent his not being convicted, but I have to say that that would an interesting suit to see unfold…
It will cost Rice down the road because he now has a track record; that may limit the amount of guarantees he gets. Buggs was already just a fringe player and easier to just cut. The Chiefs cut Kareem Hunt after his episode.
Another quality product from the “World Champions” of Murica, F@&k Yeah! who’ve set off a bidding war between 2 states over who can give them a government-subsidized sportsball palace.
I thought they might until he got the hat trick….