Lions release CB Cam Sutton amid domestic battery charge

Neal Coolong

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The Detroit Lions released cornerback Cam Sutton as police continue to search for him stemming from a domestic violence charge. 

The Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office issued a warrant for Sutton's arrest earlier in March on one count of domestic battery by strangulation after an alleged incident in Lutz, Fla., according to Dave Burkitt of the Detroit Free Press.

Sutton, 28, played all 17 regular season games and the Lions' lone playoff game this past season, his first year with the club after playing the previous six seasons with the Steelers. 

Domestic battery by strangulation is a third degree felony in the state of Florida, and can be punishable by up to five years in prison. 

Neal Coolong

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Neal Coolong is a co-founder of Resilience Media, partnering with The Sporting News. He was previously the breaking and trending news editor at Sports Illustrated, and the founder and managing editor of the NFL Wire Network for USA TODAY Sports Media Group after launching Steelers Wire for the network. He resides outside Minneapolis with his wife and daughter, and firmly believes Jesse James caught the ball.