The Steelers are in the news on their bye week, which is never a good sign. Pittsburgh linebacker Anthony Chickillo was arrested over the weekend, according to WTAE Pittsburgh.
Chickillo has been charged with simple assault, criminal mischief and harassment. A source told WTAE that the incident involved Chickillo’s girlfriend, so it’s a domestic violence issue. A Steelers spokesperson told the news channel “we are aware of an incident involving Anthony Chickillo last night and are still gathering information. Until we have further details we will not provide any further comments.”
It’s possible Chickillo will be placed on the commissioner’s exempt list since it’s a domestic violence incident, and he could be slapped with a minimum six-game ban if the league’s investigation finds him at fault. Chickillo was originally drafted by Pittsburgh in the sixth-round back in 2015. After playing out his rookie deal, he signed a two-year, $8MM deal to remain with the team this past March.
Last season Chickillo played around 28 percent of the team’s defensive snaps while also being a core special teamer. He missed three games earlier this year with a foot injury, returning for their Week 6 win over the Chargers and notching a half-sack. We’ll keep you posted when we hear more on the situation.
Typical dumb yinzer rage.
Not sure saying “slapped with a minimum 6 game ban” is the most appropriate play on words for a potential domestic violence story
This is the best thing I’ve seen this morning
I’m just here for the inevitable argument with the people saying he’s 100% guilty or 100% innocent
Or wait to hear that It’s 100% Tomlin’s fault. Or Cowher would’ve never let that happen.
Regardless of if this proves out to be true, this is why athletes shouldn’t be your kids role models. Plenty of good guys out in the league but there are also plenty who prove time and again that they don’t care about what the repercussions are because they have the money to skate on the minimum outcome.
There’s two sides to every story. His girlfriend was also arrested for same incident which was not reported above. Not saying he’s innocent or that it’s ever right to hit a woman, just providing additional detail.
Classic Steelers
u ever hear of the KC Chiefs? they were in the news constantly during the offseason. it’s not just one team. u must be a Ravens, Browns, or Bungles fan.
For a brief second I thought the headline read Steelers Andrei Chickatilo arrested.