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"It was like the worst nightmare a coach can have right now," he said. "For me personally, I was totally shocked because I've known Jon a long time and it was totally out of character from what I've known."
"I think anyone who touches a woman or a child, in my opinion, needs to go to jail for a long time," Arians said.
Wide receiver Larry Fitzgerald said he hadn't seen this many reporters in the Cardinals' locker room since the Super Bowl season.
Arians insisted this won't be a distraction for a team getting ready for "a huge football game" against San Francisco on Sunday.
The Cardinals placed Dwyer on the reserve/non-football illness list,Cheap Nike NFL Jerseys, meaning he can't play for the team again this season.
TEMPE, Ariz. (AP) — Arizona Cardinals coach Bruce Arians says domestic violence is a worldwide problem and should be addressed everywhere, not just in the NFL.
Arians spoke to a mob of reporters after practice on Thursday, a day after running back Jonathan Dwyer was taken into custody at the Cardinals' practice facility on domestic violence charges.
"I was surprised," Foote said. "I got a thousand phone calls from people back in Pittsburgh, like 'What's going on?' A lot of people just can't believe it. I'm more sad for the family. It's a young, beautiful family, just had a little boy. From the outside, it looked like everything was smooth."
Arians said he was "floored" when police showed up at the Cardinals facility late Wednesday morning.
"We're asking questions like he's been tried and found guilty," Fitzgerald said. "I always thought you were innocent until proven guilty. He's got a long process to deal with still, so we got to let that play out."
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"And this is very hard," Arians said. "If this was my son, I would have to have a very hard time dealing with it."
He said that he's always approached his job as if the players were his children.
"We'll allow the court system to take care of what is true and what isn't," Arians said. "Up until then, until he's exonerated, he will not be a member of this football team. If and when he is exonerated, I will gladly take him back."
He said Dwyer and his wife regularly attended Bible study.
"If this bad scar on the NFL,CHeap NFL Jerseys China, as you want to say right now, makes the rest of the world aware of what's going on," he said,NFL Jerseys Clearance, "it's damn good."
Arians said he's extremely sensitive to the issue because his wife worked for more than 18 years as a court-appointed special advocate for children of families with child abuse and other problems.
That was the reaction,Cheap NFL Jerseys China, too, of inside linebacker Larry Foote,Wholesale Jerseys China, who has known Dwyer for several years dating back to their time with the Pittsburgh Steelers. Foote said he and his wife were with Dwyer and his wife on a flight to San Diego for a Christian conference this offseason. |
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