Seahawks GM Admits They Would Have Cut Terrion Arnold Too

The Seahawks plan to sign CB Terrion Arnold at some point after he was let go by the Lions this offseason due to his involvement in a kidnapping and armed robbery. It was reported that the deal will take some time to finalize, and Arnold will be put on the Commissioner’s Exempt List when it is official. 

On the most recent episode of HBO’s Hard Knocks, Seahawks GM John Schneider was talking about Arnold with ST coordinator Jay Harbaugh at practice. Harbaugh was wondering out loud why Detroit would release him, to which Schneider agreed with the Lions because of the seriousness of the situation.

“Well, it was because it was very shocking,” Schneider replied. “Like, if you read The Athletic article, it’s not good, you know?”

Harbaugh then asked Schneider if they would have released Arnold had the situation been flipped. Schneider admitted they probably would have released him as well, as both feel it’s different to be the second-chance team.

The former first-round pick had his first court appearance in late June after turning himself in on four charges each of kidnapping and armed robbery, which in Florida carries a maximum sentence of life in prison. 

The state had been seeking to have Arnold held without bail until the trial, but he was ordered to post a $1 million bond. 

The Florida state attorney’s office accused Arnold of “coordinating and directing” the robbery and beating of Arnold’s personal driver and two of the driver’s associates by several of Arnold’s co-defendants. This came after Arnold accused the driver of arranging the theft of more than $250,000 in cash and goods from an Airbnb in February, per Dave Birkett.

Arnold, 23, was named first-team All-American following his redshirt sophomore season at Alabama in 2023. The Lions used the No. 24 pick in the 2024 draft on him.

Arnold was entering the third year of his four-year, $14,343,710 contract, which included a $7,251,788 signing bonus when he was let go this offseason following his arrest.

In 2025, Arnold appeared in eight games for the Lions and recorded 31 tackles, an interception, and eight pass defenses.

We’ll have more on Arnold as the news becomes available.