Pittsburgh Steelers cornerback Cameron Sutton is being suspended for the first eight games of the 2024 season, according to NFL insider Ari Meirov. The stems from Sutton's arrest related to a domestic violence situation. He was charged with misdemeanor battery after he turned himself in at the Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office in Florida on March 31. The 29-year-old struggled mightily last season with the Detroit Lions, and the team released him just before he turned himself in. He signed with Pittsburgh this offseason, where he spent the first six seasons of his professional career.
Free-agent cornerback Cameron Sutton, who has been wanted for weeks by police in Florida for his alleged involvement in a domestic-violence case, turned himself in on Sunday. Police had been unable to locate Sutton since March 7, when an arrest warrant was issued for him. His initial arrest warrant charged him with a felony, but prosecutors said on Monday that he was being formally charged with misdemeanor battery, which carries a maximum one-year jail sentence. Sutton was released from jail on Monday on his own recognizance. The 29-year-old signed a three-year, $33 million deal with the Detroit Lions last year but was released by the team on March 21, the day after the team found out about the warrant for his arrest.
The Detroit Lions released cornerback Cam Sutton on Thursday, the team announced on X. According to NFL insider Albert Breer, Sutton has been sought for two weeks by police in Florida to answer for domestic violence allegations. The 29-year-old was originally a third-round pick by the Pittsburgh Steelers in 2017 and spent his entire career there before being signed by Detroit last season. It appears he will need to go through the legal process, and the serious allegations against him have the potential to end his time on the gridiron.
The Detroit Lions are signing free-agent cornerback Cameron Sutton to a three-year deal worth $33 million on Monday, according to a source. Sutton will receive $22.5 million guaranteed. The 28-year-old has been a starter for the Pittsburgh Steelers since the 2022 season after originally being taken in the third round back in 2017. He put up 43 tackles (35 solo), a career-high three interceptions and 15 passes defensed in his final year in Pittsburgh in 2022 in 16 games (15 starts). The Lions will add some much-needed depth to their secondary in the form of Sutton, who should continue to start in his new digs in 2023.
The Pittsburgh Steelers are re-signing cornerback Cameron Sutton to a two-year, $9 million deal on Monday, according to sources. Sutton has spent all four of his NFL seasons with the Steelers after being drafted in the third round in 2017 out of Tennessee. He has started eight games, including six last season. The 26-year-old has 73 combined tackles (64 solo), three QB hits, three interceptions, 17 passes defensed, four forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and two sacks in 52 career games (eight starts) in his four seasons in Pittsburgh. Sutton played in 16 games in 2020 and started six of them, tallying a career-high 30 combined tackles (27 solo), one interception, eight passes defensed, three forced fumbles, one fumble recovery and one sack.
