A judge has allowed Lions cornerback Terrion Arnold to practice and play pending trial on multiple felony charges arising from an alleged armed robbery and kidnapping that occurred in February 2026. Whether the league allows Arnold to do so is a different issue.
The Personal Conduct Policy allows a player to be placed on paid leave when he “is formally charged with: (1) a felony offense; or (2) a crime of violence, meaning that he is accused of having used physical force or a weapon to injure or threaten a person or animal, of having engaged in a sexual assault by force or against a person who was incapable of giving consent, or having engaged in other conduct that poses a genuine danger to the safety or well-being of another person.”
More broadly, the policy authorizes paid leave “when an investigation leads the Commissioner to believe that a player may have violated this Policy by committing any of the conduct identified above, he may act where the circumstances and evidence warrant doing so.”
In response to a question from PFT regarding whether Arnold will be permitted to attend Lions training camp, a league spokesperson said, “The matter remains under review.”
Obviously, the NFL has several weeks to make a decision. That decision could keep Arnold away from the Lions until the case is resolved.
