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See the full story · 2 sourcesAllen Park — Lions coach Dan Campbell said Wednesday the team's decision to release cornerback Terrion Arnold was "unfortunate," but added it was ultimately "the move we felt was best for us."
Arnold, who was selected in the first round of the 2024 NFL Draft, was arrested in June in connection to an alleged armed robbery and kidnapping that occurred in February, which investigators believe Arnold was the primary conspirator of, according to a release from the City of Tampa . Arnold has denied involvement.
The Lions released Arnold on June 29.
"I addressed the team last night over that," Campbell said Wednesday as the Lions began training camp. "It stinks. You never want to let go of a player, especially somebody that you've been around for a while here and you drafted and all that. It's unfortunate, but we made the move we felt was best for us."
Asked if he has any concern about replacing Arnold with the players currently on the roster, Campbell expressed confidence in the players he has. The Lions this offseason re-signed Rock Ya-Sin and Nick Whiteside on one-year deals, added Roger McCreary and Keith Abney II through free agency and the draft, respectively, and retained Khalil Dorsey and Ennis Rakestraw Jr. De'Shawn Rucker was also signed as an undrafted free agent.
Campbell said the plan is for D.J. Reed and Ya-Sin to stay on the outside in practice. Other cornerbacks will see opportunities both on the outside and at nickel.
"Look, it's why we got Rock back. We went and got McCreary. We knew we'd get Rake back off injury. We drafted Abney. Certainly, Dorse is back, (Whiteside) is back," Campbell said. "We feel pretty good in that room with the competition and those guys, between veterans, young guys and ability.”
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This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Dan Campbell addresses release of former Lions CB Terrion Arnold
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