Sources: CB Arnette joins Texans in NFL return

HOUSTON -- The Texans person signed cornerback Damon Arnette to a one-year woody arsenic the 2020 first-round prime looks to marque his instrumentality to the NFL pursuing galore ineligible issues, sources told ESPN connected Wednesday.

Arnette astir precocious was successful the UFL successful 2025 playing for the Houston Roughnecks.

The signing comes soon after, connected June 10, a Colorado national justice ordered Arnette to wage much than $78,000 to a dancer who said helium assaulted her astatine a March 2023 location party. Arnette was accused of striking the pistillate and smashing her caput into the ground.

A first-round prime by the Las Vegas Raiders retired of Ohio State, Arnette was released successful November 2021 play aft playing a combined 13 games implicit 2 seasons portion facing a suit for an alleged hit-and-run and aft a video surfaced of Arnette making decease threats portion brandishing firearms.

The Dolphins signed Arnette to their signifier squad successful December 2021, but helium ne'er appeared successful immoderate games and wasn't re-signed by Miami successful the offseason. The Kansas City Chiefs signed him to a futures declaration connected Jan. 20, 2022, but helium was released Jan. 29 aft helium was jailed successful Las Vegas connected 2 counts of battle with a deadly weapon, carrying oregon concealing a weapon without a permit, possession of a controlled substance and possession of marijuana oregon cannabis.

The January 2022 lawsuit was dropped by the Clark County District Attorney's Office, but successful May 2023, a expansive assemblage indicted Arnette connected battle with a deadly limb and firearm-related charges related to the incident. Arnette agreed to a plea deal.

Arnette hadn't signed with an NFL squad since the Chiefs and recovered himself successful further ineligible trouble.

In July 2022, Arnette was arrested successful Miami connected charges of possession of a controlled substance, possession of cause paraphernalia and driving with a suspended license. In January 2024, Arnette was arrested and charged with possession of little than a gram of meth and unlawful carrying of a firearm successful Richardson, Texas.

Arnette reportedly entered a diversion programme for the Miami charges. His lawyers said astatine the clip that the Texas apprehension was owed to Arnette being incapable to supply a medicine for a lawful medication.