Georgia Dismisses OL Nyier Daniels After Felony Arrest

University of Georgia head football coach Kirby Smart announced on Monday that redshirt freshman offensive lineman Nyier Daniels has been dismissed from the team following his arrest on multiple felony and misdemeanor charges stemming from a high-speed police chase in Commerce, Georgia, on Sunday morning.

The incident unfolded around 10 a.m. when a Commerce police officer attempted to stop a vehicle driven by Daniels' mother, Brandi Canada Green, for running a stop sign in a downtown area where the speed limit is 25 mph. As the officer was issuing the citation, Daniels, 19, sped past in his white BMW at more than 100 mph, prompting the officer to pursue. Daniels' two younger siblings were passengers in his vehicle at the time. Green then allegedly maneuvered her grey Nissan Rogue to block another officer from joining the chase before fleeing herself, reaching speeds exceeding 100 mph.

The pursuit continued onto U.S. Interstate 85, where Daniels accelerated to 150 mph before officers lost sight of him and discontinued the chase for safety reasons. Upon learning Daniels was a Georgia football player, police contacted the university's coaching staff, who assisted in locating him....