Kansas City Chiefs defensive end Isaiah Buggs is being charged with animal cruelty in the city of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, in another shocking turn in the offseason for the reigning Super Bowl champions.
Buggs is accused of leaving two dogs on the back porch of his home in Alabama, in the same city as the University of Alabama, where he played college football.
According to documents obtained by the Tuscaloosa PatchBuggs is expected to face misdemeanor criminal charges after civil papers were filed Wednesday.
Documents say when Tuscaloosa Police and Animal Control officers arrived at the home at 5153 Diamond Circle, they found a Pitbull on the back porch surrounded by feces and without access to food or water.
Additionally, first responders found a black Rottweiler mix locked in a metal cage in direct sunlight, also without access to food or water.
Kansas City Chiefs DE Isaiah Buggs has been charged with animal cruelty in Alabama
Buggs (R) faces misdemeanor charges for neglecting a Pitbull and a Rottweiler
The civil petition says the dogs were confiscated by the city because they were severely “malnourished, emaciated and abandoned.”
According to the petition, the residence appeared to be abandoned at the time of the initial call. Neighbors say the dogs had been on the porch for at least ten days.
Investigators discovered that the home was rented to Buggs and that his lease was terminated in April because he owed more than $3,000 in back rent. Witnesses say Buggs moved out of the house around March 19.
The Tuscaloosa County Animal Shelter euthanized the Pitbull after he became increasingly aggressive and failed heartworm treatment.
As for the Rottweiler mix, he tested positive for parvovirus and weighed a dangerously low 52 pounds when he arrived at the shelter. The dog is still alive and in the care of the animal shelter awaiting a court ruling on whether Buggs should be allowed to own it or any other animals.
Authorities have been unable to contact Buggs and two misdemeanor warrants for second-degree cruelty to dogs or cats have been obtained.
Buggs was a key contributor to Alabama’s 2018 national championship team and was signed to the Chiefs’ practice squad on Jan. 5 of this year after being released by Detroit three days earlier.
Buggs is still listed on the Chiefs’ roster on the team’s official website as of this article’s publication.
The Kansas City Chiefs did not respond to a request for comment from DailyMail.com.
Kansas City Chiefs players Wanya Morris (left) and Chukwuebuka Godrick arrested
In March, Rashee Rice was charged with eight felonies stemming from a car accident.
It’s yet another twist in a long offseason for the defending Super Bowl champions after several team members were arrested or embroiled in controversy.
Rookie receiver Rashee Rice allegedly punched a photographer outside a Dallas nightclub. While Dallas police were still investigating the incident, the alleged victim signed a non-prosecution affidavit, meaning Rice will not face charges.
But Rice also faces criminal and civil problems for a racing incident in Dallas that caused a crash involving a half-dozen vehicles in March.
The Super Bowl winner faces one count of aggravated assault, one count of collision involving serious bodily injury and six counts of collision involving injury in connection with the crash.
Additionally, two Chiefs players, Wanya Morris and Chukwuebuka Godrick, were arrested in Kansas on misdemeanor marijuana possession charges.
Both players were arrested and released after posting bail. They could face a fine of $2,500 and possibly a year in jail.
Harrison Butker gave a controversial commencement speech at a Kansas university last week.
Additionally, controversy surrounded Chiefs star kicker Harrison Butker over a commencement speech he gave at Benedictine College in Kansas.
Butker congratulated the women who received degrees in benedictine college and said most of them were probably more excited about getting married and having children.
He also said that some Catholic leaders were “imposing dangerous gender ideologies on America’s youth.”
Butker, whose own mother is an accomplished physicist, also criticized Pride month and President Joe Biden’s stance on abortion.
The controversial speech has sparked a fierce backlash, and a day after his speech, a petition was created to remove the Chiefs kicker from the team’s roster ahead of the 2024 NFL season. To date he has received more than 228,000 signatures.
