WATCH: Video emerges of ex-Browns DT Perrion Winfrey chasing woman with a gun out of Cleveland hotel lobby
Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Perrion Winfrey was released by the team after he was listed as a “suspect in an aggravated robbery incident.” Now, the video has emerged of him threatening a woman.
In the video, the football player is seen snatching the alleged victim's phone. She also alleged that he chased her with a gun after the player pulled up his shirt to show he had a gun tucked in his waistband.
in the video, he can be heard saying:
“I’ll smack the (expletive) outta you... you know I got it on me.”
She also posted a screenshot saying she is scared to go home, while tagging the player's now-former team. The whole exchange and video sequence can be seen below.
Perrion Winfrey is currently under investigation for chasing a girl with a gun out of a Cleveland hotel lobby.
Here’s the Instagram story that was posted last night:
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Perrion Winfrey's troubled history
This latest incident served as the final straw for the Cleveland Browns, who decided to release Perrion Winfrey. The defensive tackle was selected in last year's draft and it looks like his pro football career may be over.
The player was also arrested in April after allegedly causing "bodily injury" to a woman he was dating in Texas. The charge was dropped after Perrion Winfrey completed a pretrial diversion program.
He played only 13 games with the Browns last season and was benched for "immaturity" issues for some games. He was also absent for two days of the minicamp in June this year before participating in the final workouts.
The team did not explain why he was missing. Before that, Perrion Winfrey had alleged to the police that he was robbed at gunpoint by six masked men outside a nightclub.
The pattern of behavior became untenable for the Cleveland Browns. They are under pressure to clean up their act after their decision to make Deshaun Watson their franchise quarterback. They signed him on a guaranteed contract despite multiple sexual harassment charges that were pending.
The quarterback was suspended for 11 games, but the Browns have stuck by him. However, it seems they were unwilling to invite further scrutiny by having Perrion Winfrey on their payroll, given there are now two separate incidents where he has allegedly been aggravating women.