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Report: Packers won't release TE Andrew Quarless despite arrest

(AP Photo/Morry Gash)
(AP Photo/Morry Gash)

A few days after Green Bay Packers tight end Andrew Quarless was arrested for discharging a firearm in public, the team has reportedly made a decision about his status moving forward.

According to Rob Demovsky of ESPN, the Packers have “no plans to release” Quarless, who is entering his sixth season with the franchise.

Quarless was arrested in the early morning hours of July 4 for allegedly firing two shots in the air outside a parking garage in Miami Beach, Fla., during an argument with two women, resulting in the misdemeanor charge.

After firing the shots, police say Quarless and another man fled the scene, but were soon located a few blocks away from the scene outside of a restaurant. According to the arrest affidavit, Quarless tried to hide the firearm “in a nearby plant,” but an officer was able to locate it.

According to Demovsky’s report, the gun was “legally registered” to Quarless, who has since been released from custody.

In a statement, the team said it was “aware of the matter” and “in the process of gathering more information.”

Even if the Packers don’t part ways with Quarless, who had 29 catches for 323 yards and three touchdowns in 11 starts last season, he could still be disciplined by the NFL under the league’s personal conduct policy.

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