Buffalo Bills Suspend Coach for 6 Games
03 Aug, 2015
The Buffalo Bills suspended offensive line coach Aaron Kromer without pay for the first six games of the regular season for violating the NFL’s personal conduct policy.
Bills President Russ Brandon announced the suspension Sunday night. The disciplinary action comes two days after prosecutors in Florida dropped a battery charge for causing bodily harm against Kromer for allegedly confronting two boys for using his beach chairs, pushing one to the ground and punching him in the face last month.
An arrest report released by the Walton County Sheriff’s Office said Kromer threatened to kill one of the boy’s families if he reported the incident.
“We worked in conjunction with the NFL on this matter, and we are highly supportive of the NFL personal conduct policy that holds all NFL and club employees to a higher standard,” Brandon said in a statement released by the team.
The Bills placed Kromer on paid leave July 14, two days after he was arrested. Kromer, however, will rejoin the team at training camp.
The Bills did not reveal when Kromer was scheduled to arrive at camp in suburban Rochester, where the team completed its third day of practice on Sunday.
Kromer’s suspension will begin Sept. 7, in the week leading up to the Bills’ regular-season opener against Indianapolis. The suspension will run through Buffalo’s game against Cincinnati on Oct. 18.
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