Tag: Derrius Guice

Two women say former LSU RB Derrius Guice raped them

Guice’s attorney, Peter D. Greenspun, denied all of the allegations.

Two former LSU students say ex-Washington Football Team running back Derrius Guice raped them back in 2016, when the rusher was a freshman on the football team.

The women’s allegations were shared with multiple people at the school at the time, but it doesn’t appear the school investigated, according to a USA TODAY investigation.

Guice’s attorney, Peter D. Greenspun, denied all of the allegations.

“At no time were allegations of physical or sexual assault brought against Derrius during his years as a student athlete at LSU,” Greenspun said in his statement. “To bring up such assertions only after the Virginia charges were initiated certainly calls into question the credibility, nature and timing of what is being alleged years later.”

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He also said the allegations have “no basis in fact” and that Guice shouldn’t be required to make a comment.

“Such speculation and innuendo should not be the basis for Derrius to be required to make any comment at all,” Greenspun said. “But he wants to be absolutely clear. The allegations in this story are just that and have no basis in fact.”

Character concerns seem to have followed Guice at points in his career.

He was expected to be a first-round pick in the 2018 NFL Draft, but fell to the second round due to concerns about his maturity and accountability.

Guice was cut by Washington on Aug. 7 following his arrest the same day in Virginia on multiple domestic violence charges.

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Two women claim Derrius Guice sexually assaulted them at LSU and school didn’t investigate

SportsPulse: USA TODAY’s Nancy Armour and Kenny Jacoby share the findings of their investigation into sexual assault allegations involving recently released Washington Football Team running back Derrius Guice while he was at LSU in 2016.

SportsPulse: USA TODAY’s Nancy Armour and Kenny Jacoby share the findings of their investigation into sexual assault allegations involving recently released Washington Football Team running back Derrius Guice while he was at LSU in 2016.

Ugly details emerge from ex-LSU RB Derrius Guice’s arrest

Guice hired a high-powered attorney, Peter Greenspun, who recently released a statement.

Former LSU star Derrius Guice was released by the Washington Football Team on Friday after he was arrested on multiple counts relating to alleged domestic violence.

On Monday, some of the ugly details that led to Guice’s arrest were reported in The Washington Post by Justin Jouvenal and Nicki Jhabvala.

Guice, who was charged with one count of strangulation, one count of destruction of property and three counts of assault and battery.

The strangulation charge stems from an incident that allegedly occurred in Guice’s home in March. Per the documents, Guice allegedly strangled his girlfriend until she was unconscious. When she awoke, Guice was crying and tapping her.

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In a February incident, Guice allegedly pushed his girlfriend to the ground in the bedroom bathroom of his home. This caused an injury to her left thumbnail.

The third assault and battery charged stems from an incident in April when Guice pushed the woman onto the ground outside of his Virginia home.

The destruction of property charge came when Guice took the woman’s phone and threw it in the street, where it shattered.

The woman took pictures of the injuries she suffered in all three of the incidents.

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Guice hired a high-powered attorney, Peter Greenspun, who recently released a statement.

Guice played at LSU from 2015-17, twice leading the Tigers in rushing yards before becoming a second-round pick of Washington in the 2018 NFL Draft.

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Report: Charges against Derrius Guice allege that he strangled girlfriend until she was unconscious

The charging documents against former Washington RB Derrius Guice reveal some gruesome details about allegations of strangulation.

The charging documents facing former Washington running back Derrius Guice have come out, and according to a report from The Washington Post, he allegedly strangled his girlfriend until she was unconscious, and then later woke her up crying.

The Post got a hold of the charging documents for Guice, which revealed that on several different occasions, the running back allegedly pushed the woman to the ground, strangled her, or threw her phone into the street. The woman reportedly took several photos of her injuries from the incidents, which are being used as evidence.

Guice was released by the Washington Football Team last Friday after the allegations came to light, and Guice turned himself in to the police in Loudoun County. On Sunday, the third-year running back cleared waivers, and will now become a free agent in the NFL, though his future is uncertain as he continues to deal with the legal system, as well as a potential punishment from the league.

On Monday morning, Washington head coach Ron Rivera stated that it was his decision to release Guice from the team, but he wished not to discuss the situation in much detail.

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Ron Rivera is walking the walk when it comes to Derrius Guice situation

Rivera has spent the summer preaching accountability and culture in Washington, and he proved that with the release of Derrius Guice.

When Ron Rivera was hired to be the next head coach of the Washington Football Team, many thought of him as a life raft coming to help a struggling franchise stay afloat. Not only was he a great coach in Carolina, leading the Panthers to a Super Bowl appearance in 2015, but he also preached endless accountability and hard work, and his leadership skills seemed to be exactly what was needed in Washington.  His main goal was not to win football games but to build a sustainable culture in Washington that could turn the franchise around. Wins would eventually come.

When interviewing for a job, it’s easy to say all of the right things, and Rivera’s words absolutely matched that. However, to get things done you need to walk the walk after talking the talk, and Rivera’s handling of the Derrius Guice situation this past weekend proved that he’s every bit as capable of doing that as well.

On Monday morning when discussing the situation with media members, Rivera stated that it was his decision to release Guice, who turned himself in to police after domestic violence allegations had come to light. It would fall on him if that move went the wrong way.

Choosing to get rid of your lead running back just weeks before the season starts is bold, but it was absolutely the right move in this situation. Not all coaches would have done it, though it’s easy to believe that any decision-maker would have said it’s the type of thing you do when interviewing for that job.

Rivera has had many chances to walk the walk after talking a bit talk earlier this year, and so far he’s charting a great path in Washington, which will hopefully veer towards success at some point down the road.

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Derrius Guice’s release proves 2nd round of NFL Draft is Washington’s kryptonite

Guice’s release Friday makes it glaringly obvious that a lot of Washington’s struggles come from an inability to find players in 2nd round.

There’s no denying the fact that the Washington Football Team has struggled to stay relevant for strictly football reasons for the better part of the last half-decade. While off-field issues and locker room drama has kept the D.C. team in the headlines, the on-field product has been middling at best, and usually near the bottom of the league.

One of the major reasons for that became clear on Friday afternoon when it was announced that RB Derrius Guice was being released from the team following an arrest for alleged domestic violence incidents earlier this year. That reason is that Washington has been incredibly unable to capitalize on second-round draft picks over the past handful of years, which is something that can absolutely decimate your roster. Here is the track record since 2014:

  • 2014 — LB Trent Murphy (22 starts)
  • 2015 — DE Preston Smith (left in free agency)
  • 2016 — LB Su’a Cravens (3 starts)
  • 2017 — LB Ryan Anderson (4 starts, 43 total games)
  • 2018 —RB Derrius Guice (5 total games)
  • 2019 —No Pick (Montez Sweat trade)
  • 2020 —No Pick (Montez Sweat trade)

If you look around the rest of the league, it’s clear that some of the best players were taken in the second round, and understandable why Washington has struggled to find talent on the field. Look at some of the players that Washington could have had instead of Cravens, like WR Tyler Boyd, or CB James Bradburry. How about taking TE Mark Andrews instead of Guice, or maybe WR Juju Smith-Schuster over Anderson?

A lot of the failures in Washington have to do with coaching and management, but a lot have also been caused directly by a lack of talent on the roster. There were some high hopes for Guice to break out and stay healthy in his third season, but his release made it clear on Friday — the 2nd round of the NFL Draft has been Washington’s kryptonite as of late.

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Guice’s attorney says Washington ‘assumed the worst’ and wrongfully released the RB

Guice was released in Washington after turning himself in to police for domestic violence charges, which his attorney claims was wrongful.

The news became public of Washington running back Derrius Guice’s arrest on Friday evening, and soon thereafter, the Washington Football Team announced that they were releasing the third-year player who has appeared in five games during his career.

After the dust settled a little bit about the domestic violence allegations, Guice’s attorney, Peter Greenspun, released a statement saying that the allegations against Guice were not fully investigated and that Guice was released from the team “without an inquiry as to what did or did not take place.” Greenspun went on to say that Guice will defend these charges in court, where a full vetting can take place, “in contrast to actions by local law enforcement and the Washington Football Team that assumed the worst, directly contradicting every sense of fairness and due process.”

Whether you believe in innocent until proven guilty or not, it’s hard to blame Ron Rivera and Washington for cutting ties with Guice as quickly as they did. The main thing that Rivera has stressed since taking over in Washington has been a solid culture, and it’s clear that distractions such as this have no place in the team that he’s trying to build. Guice will eventually have his day in court, and the truth will be uncovered, but until then, his legal matters are an unneeded drama in Washington that the team decided to do without going forward.

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Washington releases RB Derrius Guice after domestic violence arrest

Guice was a popular 2018 draft prospect with many Lions fans

Back in the 2018 NFL Draft, many Detroit Lions fans clamored for running back Derrius Guice to be the team’s pick. The Lions passed on Guice, instead taking Kerryon Johnson with the No. 43 pick. Guice eventually came off the board at No. 59 overall to Washington.

It seems the Lions made a smart choice.

Guice was dumped by the Washington Football Team on Friday, hours after he was arrested on a disturbing set of charges stemming from a domestic violence incident in suburban Virginia. Guice faces one count of felony strangulation, three counts of assault and battery and one count of destruction of property.

The Football Team released an official statement upon terminating Guice,

Playing in only five games over his two seasons in Washington, Guice ran for 245 yards on 42 carries. Over half his production came in one game, a Week 13 win over Carolina.

Derrius Guice is gone in Washington, so what happens now?

Guice was rightfully released from Washington on Friday after turning himself into the police, so it will be next man up in Washington.

The competition for starting running back on the Washington Football Team just got a bit more interesting.

Groundbreaking news dropped late on Friday afternoon, as it was announced that RB Derrius Guice had turned himself in to the police for an alleged domestic violence incident, and minutes later the team released him altogether. Despite what happens for Guice and his future in football, which might be a bit dicey considering his lengthy injury history to go along with a potential legal timeline, it’s clear that he is not in the cards for the future in Washington.

So where does that leave them? Not in a terrible position, to be honest. Thankfully, running back is one of the deeper positions on the team in Washington, where five players now stand to compete for a spot on the roster. We have speculated in the past that Washington might choose to carry four backs on the 53-man roster, but now it could stand to reason that they will keep all five — Adrian Peterson, Bryce Love, Antonio Gibson, Peyton Barber, and J.D. McKissic — and protect against depth or lack of production down the road.

It would be easy to believe that the RB1 job is Peterson’s to lose at this point, as he’s held that role for much of the past two seasons, and doesn’t show any signs of slowing down. There are also high hopes for both Love and Gibson, who fans in Washington have yet to see outside of some impressive college careers. Both Barber and McKissic, who might have struggled to find a spot on the roster before Guice’s release, will now likely be members of the team going forward, and they can add some crucial depth when called upon.

So is the news about Guice unfortunate? Absolutely. Any domestic violence issue is abhorrent and shameful, and should not be taken lightly. Credit to Ron Rivera and the team for releasing him immediately, showing that this type of behavior absolutely has no place in Washington. Will the team be able to make due going forward? Again, absolutely. It will be the next man up for the Washington Football Team, and luckily there are a lot of men waiting in line for that RB spot.

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Washington releases RB Derrius Guice after arrest for alleged domestic violence

The former LSU Tigers star turned himself in to the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office in northern Virginia on Friday afternoon.

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The Washington Football Team announced it has released running back Derrius Guice.

Guice, 23, was arrested in northern Virginia on Friday and charged with several counts related to alleged domestic violence, The Washington Post reported. The Post, citing the Loudoun County Sheriff’s Office, reported that Guice faces charges of strangulation, assault, battery and destruction of property.

Guice turned himself in at approximately 5 p.m. ET. The Post reported that Guice did not attend Washington’s Friday practice, according to a source with knowledge of the situation. His attorney, Peter D. Greenspun, declined comment to The Post at the Loudoun County sheriff’s facility.

Guice was drafted in the second round, No. 59 overall, by Washington in 2018. He missed the entire 2018 season after suffering a torn anterior cruciate ligament in his first preseason game. He was limited to five games in 2019 by other knee injuries, recording 245 rushing yards and three total touchdowns.

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The Washington Football Team has released running back Derrius Guice, whom they selected in the second round of the 2018 NFL draft. (Streeter Lecka/Getty Images)

Guice is a native of Baton Rouge, Louisiana, where he starred at Catholic High and Louisiana State University. In three seasons at LSU, he rushed for 3,074 yards and scored 32 total touchdowns.