Chiefs part ways with DL following a critical…

The Kansas City Chiefs cut defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs on Monday afternoon, according to the NFL transaction wire.

A person familiar with the matter confirmed to The Star early Monday that Buggs was being released; NFL Network’s Tom Pelissero originally reported Buggs’ impending departure.

Buggs, 27, is still in Tuscaloosa County jail, according to internet logs, after his bond was revoked following two off-field incidents in Alabama. Buggs was initially booked into jail on June 17, according to the record. According to the Tuscaloosa Patch, Buggs was charged with animal cruelty in Tuscaloosa early in May. The Tuscaloosa County Sheriff’s Office arrested Buggs just over a week ago on accusations of domestic violence and burglary. Buggs joined the Chiefs in January of this year after being released by the Detroit Lions. He stayed on Kansas City’s practice squad for the rest of the season, but did not play in any games.

In February, the Chiefs signed Buggs to a futures contract. The 6-foot-3, 306-pound defensive tackle, who attended the Chiefs’ mandated mini-camp training at their site two weeks ago, spent his final two college seasons at the University of Alabama in Tuscaloosa.

Buggs’ legal issues were part of a tumultuous offseason for the Chiefs before his release. Rashee Rice faces eight charges after admitting to driving in a recent high-speed crash on a Texas highway. Kicker Harrison Butker received national notice for remarks he made at a commencement ceremony at a Kansas Catholic college.

Also last month, Chiefs offensive lineman Wanya Morris and Chukwuebuka Godrick were arrested in Kansas and charged with marijuana possession. Chiefs coach Andy Reid was asked in late May if he was upset by the quantity of off-field distractions in recent months. “Clearly, we don’t want those things to happen. “But things happen, and you deal with them,” Reid remarked. “And my point is, it’s critical that you learn from it and terminate it. So that is vital.”