Former Detroit Lions defensive lineman Isaiah Buggs is not currently on an NFL roster. But if he was, he wouldn’t be able to play in the first 10 games of the 2025 regular season.
NFL Network’s Mike Garafolo reported Friday the league suspended Buggs the first 10 weeks of the 2025 NFL regular season. Last year, the defensive tackle dealt with a couple different legal issues.
“Buggs was arrested on burglary and domestic violence charges in 2024 but reduced those charges to misdemeanor criminal trespass as part of the plea deal,” wrote PennLive.com’s Nick Farabaugh.
“Meanwhile, he was also hit with animal cruelty charges that were dismissed in April. Buggs resumed his football career this spring by signing with the San Antonio Brahmas.
“Buggs was initially sentenced to 60 days of hard labor on two misdemeanor counts of animal cruelty towards two dogs last July.”
The Kansas City Chiefs released Buggs on June 24. He remains unsigned.
Buggs started 16 games over two seasons for the Lions from 2022-23. He started a career-high 13 contests for the team during the 2022 campaign.
Former Lions DT Isaiah Buggs Receives NFL Suspension
Buggs appears to be through the worst of his legal issues. Farabaugh reported that the defensive tackle is also in great shape.
“This offseason, Buggs dropped 20 pounds from 336 pounds to 315 pounds and feels leaner than he did before,” wrote Farabaugh.
But Buggs will likely have to sit out his suspension before potentially getting another NFL opportunity.
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