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NFL won’t discipline Chiefs DBs coach Dave Merritt after probe finds insufficient evidence | NFL.com
The NFL will not discipline Kansas City Chiefs defensive backs coach Dave Merritt after a league investigation into his April arrest found insufficient evidence of a violation of the personal conduct policy, NFL Network Insider Mike Garafolo reported Friday, per sources.
The decision comes after the misdemeanor domestic battery case against Merritt was dismissed without prejudice in May by a Kansas court.
Merritt was charged on Apr. 23 with misdemeanor domestic battery after a complaint filed by the district attorney in Johnson County, Kansas, accused him of causing bodily harm to a daughter.
The 54-year-old Merritt spent several years playing linebacker in the NFL before becoming one of the best defensive backs coaches in the league. He has been with the Chiefs since 2019, and including his time with the Giants, has helped teams win five Super Bowls.
He took part in the Chiefs’ rookie minicamp in early May.
“Dave’s been very up-front with everything,” Chiefs coach Andy Reid said at the time. “We’re still going through that whole procedure. In this case, you always let the law enforcement part take care of itself and work its way out.”
Jackson native and Kansas City Chiefs two-time Super Bowl Champion, Trey Smith, has his third Annual Football Camp coming to USJ Friday and Saturday.
“You know, I think about my development and how I was recruited. Football camps were a huge part of that. I looked up to a lot of players from this area like Al Wilson, Artis Hicks, Avery Williamson and obviously Trey Teague who went to USJ as well,” said Smith.
Smith will bring local Tennessee stars as well as collegiate teammates and surprise NFL guests to aid kids from second grade all the way to rising high school seniors in improving their game.
“It’s almost like a reunion of sorts. I invite some of my closest friends, collegiate teammates, but also just seeing old high school coaches, seeing some of my former high school teammates and everyone getting together and being back at USJ is sort of a reminder, a little bit of nostalgia if you will, just being back in the community of Jackson and being positive in the community as well and helping out kids and really just having a good time being back at your stomping grounds,” said Smith.
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Marcus Mosher of The Landry Hat wrote about how Cowboys fans need to be taking notice of what Valdes-Scantling is doing in OTAs.
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