Feds searched Washington Football Team facility, head trainer on leave
Federal investigators executed a search warrant at the Washington Football Teams training facility and a nearby home on Friday, law enforcement sources tell News4. The teams head athletic trainer is on leave because of an investigation, the team said.
Ryan Vermillion, the WFTs director of sports medicine and head athletic trainer, is on leave, the team said in a brief statement Monday.
Ryan Vermillion has been placed on administrative leave due to an ongoing criminal investigation that is unrelated to the team, the team said.
Vermillion didnt immediately comment and it was unclear if he had a lawyer.
The searches occurred Friday afternoon at the INOVA Sports Performance Center in Ashburn and at a home in Loudoun County, sources said.
Residents of the townhome complex said they saw multiple U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration agents.
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