Kaidon Salter dismissed from Tennessee’s program

Freshman quarterback Kaidon Salter has been dismissed from the University of Tennessee’s football program.

Salter’s dismissal was confirmed to Vols Wire in a statement from Tennessee Athletics.

Kaidon Salter has been dismissed from our football program. We wish Kaidon and his family all the best in his future endeavors. –Tennessee Athletics

Salter and teammate Amari McNeill were involved in an incident and face simple possession charges after marijuana was found in a vehicle around 3 a.m. EDT Saturday on Cumberland Avenue in Knoxville.

Charges stem from a traffic stop Saturday morning, according to University of Tennessee Police Department reports.

Salter was driving the vehicle and was stopped for having no taillights and a tinted cover over the vehicle’s license plate, UTPD reports show.

McNeill was a passenger in the vehicle.

Salter, an early enrollee freshman quarterback, did not participate in spring practices.

In March, Salter was involved in an incident at Stokely Hall and charged with simple possession and unlawful drug paraphernalia.

A program official told Vols Wire on June 1 that Salter was back participating in team activities.

McNeill signed with the Vols during the early signing period on Dec. 16.

The 6-foot-4, 280-pound lineman is from Peachtree Ridge High School in Suwanee, Georgia.

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