Overview
- The NFL concluded on Friday that its investigation found insufficient evidence to punish Dave Merritt under the personal-conduct policy, NFL Network insider Mike Garafolo reported.
- Merritt was arrested and charged with misdemeanor domestic battery on April 23 after a Johnson County complaint alleged he caused bodily harm to a daughter.
- A Kansas district court dismissed the misdemeanor charge without prejudice in May after the district attorney reviewed additional information, and Merritt participated in the Chiefs’ rookie minicamp in early May.
- The league opened its own probe because its personal-conduct policy allows discipline even when criminal charges are dropped, but investigators said the available evidence did not support discipline in this case.
- Merritt, the Chiefs’ defensive backs coach since 2019, will remain on staff as Kansas City prepares for training camp, though the dismissal without prejudice means the charge could be refiled if new evidence emerges.