Buffalo Bills offensive line coach Aaron Kromer was suspended six games by the team, punishment for an allegedly ugly incident this offseason that led to his arrest.
Kromer was arrested for assault and battery after allegedly confronting a boy about the use of beach chairs and then punching the boy in the face, according to the Walton County (Fla.) Sheriff's office's report. The police's press release also said Kromer told one of the boys that if he reported him to the police, Kromer would "kill his family."
This wasn't the first time Kromer was in the news for something negative in the past year. He was in the middle of a Chicago Bears controversy when he was the team's offensive coordinator, when it was found out that he was the source of an anonymous leak for a report that the Bears had "buyer's remorse" about quarterback Jay Cutler. He was fired at the end of the season, along with the rest of the coaching staff. He hooked on with the Buffalo Bills as an offensive line coach, then found worse headlines.
Kromer had been on indefinite leave from the Bills. His suspension will start before Week 1 of the regular season and go through Week 6, but he'll work during training camp and the preseason. Here's the statement from Bills managing partner and president Russ Brandon:
“Over the past several weeks the Bills organization has gathered information regarding the incident involving Offensive Line Coach Aaron Kromer. Today we have concluded our investigation and the Buffalo Bills will suspend Coach Kromer without pay for the first six games of the 2015 NFL regular season. The suspension will begin on Monday, September 7, 2015 and end with the conclusion of the Buffalo Bills vs. Cincinnati Bengals game on October 18, 2015.
“We worked in conjunction with the NFL on this matter and we are highly supportive of the NFL Personal Conduct Policy that holds all NFL and club employees to a higher standard.
“We look forward to Coach Kromer rejoining the Bills organization at Training Camp.”
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