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Federal investigators executed a search warrant on the Washington football team’s training facility and a nearby home on Friday, law enforcement sources told News4. The team’s head athletic coach is on leave due to an investigation, the team said.
Ryan Vermillion, director of sports medicine and head athletic trainer for the WFT, is on leave, the team said in a brief statement on Monday.
“Ryan Vermillion has been placed on administrative leave due to an ongoing criminal investigation unrelated to the team,” the team said.
Vermillion did not immediately comment and it was not clear if he had a lawyer.
The searches took place Friday afternoon at the INOVA Sports Performance Center in Ashburn and at a house in Loudoun County, sources said.
Residents of the townhouse complex said they saw several officers from the United States Drug Enforcement Administration.
Vermillion is in his second season as Washington’s head athletic coach, after 18 seasons as the Carolina Panthers, according to his team’s bio. He worked for the Panthers under current Washington head coach Ron Rivera for nine seasons.
News4 and NBC Sports Washington are working to learn more about the target of the investigation.
Stick with NBC Washington for more details on this developing story.
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