SAD NEWS: Two players from Michigan were arrested while suspended for beating their team announcer to death for just two reasons.

SAD NEWS: After bashing their team announcer to death for just two reasons, two Michigan players were suspended and placed under custody.

In a statement to Austin Meek of The Athletic, Michigan confirmed the suspension.

An Ann Arbor Police spokeswoman verified to Angelique S. Chengelis of the Detroit News that Scruggs was taken into custody on Saturday just before three in the morning ET.

Earlier this month, Scruggs—who served as Wisconsin’s defensive line coach the previous season—was brought on board to join Michigan’s new head coach, Sherrone Moore’s staff.

In the 2012 NFL Draft, the Seattle Seahawks selected Scruggs in the seventh round after he played collegiately at Louisville.

Before joining the Chicago Bears in 2015, Scruggs was a member of the Seahawks organization from 2012 to 2015. He signed on with the New England Patriots for the 2016 campaign; however, he was soon placed on injured reserve.

During his four seasons with the Seahawks and Patriots, Scruggs made appearances in eighteen regular-season games. He finished his NFL career with 11 tackles and three sacks.

Due to injury, he did not play in any games for the Patriots in 2016 or the Seahawks in 2013, but he was still under contract with them, earning him two Super Bowl rings.

Following his retirement from the NFL, the 33-year-old Scruggs entered the coaching field. From 2018 to 2021, he worked as the University of Cincinnati’s defensive line coach and director of player development.

In 2022, Scruggs served as the defensive line coach’s assistant for the New York Jets. The previous season, he was the defensive line coach at the University of Wisconsin.

Last season, Michigan went undefeated and took home the national championship, but head coach Jim Harbaugh resigned to take a position coaching the Los Angeles Chargers.

Moore was elevated from offensive coordinator to head coach as a result, and he had a number of staff openings to fill.

Moore and Scruggs had previously collaborated, since Moore served as a graduate assistant at Louisville while Scruggs was a player there from 2009 to 2011.

According to Chengelis, Scruggs was not allowed to participate in the Belk Bowl after being arrested for DUI in 2011 while on the Louisville team.

Chengelis further stated that Scruggs may be subject to 93 days in prison, a fine of $100 to $500, and a six-month suspension of his driver’s license if he is found guilty of OWI.

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