The Washington Football Team never stays out of the headlines for the wrong reasons for long. Grant Paulsen, JP Finlay, and Julie Carey broke the story this afternoon that Head Athletic Trainer Ryan Vermillion is under criminal investigation, and the team’s training facility was raided on Friday by the DEA and local authorities. They did not report on the nature of the investigation.
The team issued a statement and Vermillion has been placed on administrative leave. He also didn’t travel with the team to Atlanta, and the multiple injuries to Washington players were handled by assistants. Vermillion and Head Coach Ron Rivera seem very close, and worked together for Rivera’s entire time in Carolina.