Isaiah Buggs of the Kansas City Chiefs arrested in Alabama for alleged burglary

Kansas City Chiefs tight end Isaiah Buggs was arrested Sunday in connection with a burglary in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where he already faces animal cruelty charges after police seized two malnourished dogs.

According to jail records, Buggs was arrested on a charge of second-degree burglary in the context of domestic violence and was ordered to post $5,000 bail. A photo of the 27-year-old defensive tackle was attached to the records.

Trey Robinson, an agent for Buggs, did not immediately respond to a request for comment.

Under Alabama law, a domestic violence charge is filed when the victim of the alleged crime is a parent, child, or current or former domestic partner of the suspect. The charge may also be filed if the victim has a child or shares a household with the suspect.

A Tuscaloosa police spokesman said Buggs was charged after officers were called to a residence following a 911 call at 5:28 a.m. Sunday. He was held for 12 hours on domestic violence charges before being released on bail.

Court documents were not immediately available.

Buggs received his Super Bowl ring on Thursday along with the other Chiefs. His Instagram account currently has just one post, a series of pictures from the ceremony.

On Saturday, he also posted a selfie video on his Instagram stories and wrote that he was proud of his “development as a man and as a father.”

Buggs is already facing animal cruelty charges after Tuscaloosa police were called to a residence and found two dogs on a screened-in porch surrounded by feces and without access to food or water. Both dogs, a pit bull and a Rottweiler mix, were found “severely malnourished, emaciated and neglected,” according to court documents.

Neighbors said the dogs had been on the porch for at least 10 days.

One of the two animals, a gray and white pit bull, was euthanized due to increasing aggression and lack of response to heartworm treatment.

Witnesses told police that Buggs had rented the apartment until mid- to late-March 19 and that the contract was terminated in April because of over $3,000 in unpaid rent, according to records.

Robinson said at the time that his client “vehemently denies” the allegations, adding that the dogs did not belong to Buggs and his client did not know they were still on the property.

“Under no circumstances does Mr. Buggs condone the mistreatment of any animal,” Robinson said in an emailed statement.

The Chiefs, who recently won their third Super Bowl in four years, have had an offseason full of controversial headlines.

Buggs’ teammate Rashee Rice also had legal problems after his team won the championship in February. He turned himself in to the police in April. He was accused of, among other things, aggravated assault after he caused a pile-up in Dallas with a speeding sports car.

Rice was also suspected of injuring a man in Dallas last month. Rice is still being investigated by police, although the man has declined to press charges.

Chiefs kicker Harrison Butker sparked outrage online after delivering a polarizing speech during his graduation speech at Benedictine College in Atchison, Kansas. Butker railed against abortion, Pride Month and the Covid-19 lockdown measures.

He also told the graduating class that they had been fed “diabolical lies” about their future and that one of the “most important” titles a woman could hold was that of housewife.

The comment sections of the Chiefs’ social media posts were flooded with women, either directly calling on the team to condemn Butker’s comments or making sarcastic remarks about the role of women.

Franchise stars Patrick Mahomes and Travis Kelce individually addressed Butker’s comments following the backlash, distancing themselves from the core of the controversy and defending Butker as a teammate. Both players essentially said that while they disagree with most of the statements, they respect Butker’s right to his own opinion.