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Crimson Tide defensive lineman Jonathan Taylor has been expelled from the team, Alabama team coach Nick Saban informed in an email.
The email reads, "Jonathan Taylor has been dismissed from the team and is no longer a part of our program. This will still need to go through the legal process but when he was given an opportunity here, it was under strict guidelines and we made it clear there was a zero-tolerance policy."
Taylor was dismissed from the Georgia team last year due to his arrest on similar charges. This, therefore, is his second arrest on domestic violence grounds.
Taylor was arrested in Tuscaloosa, Alabama on Saturday.
The 6-foot-4, 335-pound Taylor was arrested after a woman, 24, spoke to police about a domestic violence and abuse at approximately 6 p.m. on Saturday, according to ESPN.
Taylor was expelled from the Georgia football team in July, 2014 after he punched his girlfriend and choked her, according to police report.
Taylor's attorney, Kim Stephens, said in January, "There are a lot of other schools that were recruiting him and would have admitted him."
It is a question whether a second chance is applicable, and people utilize their opportunities and turn good.
But, if they don't learn, it is the right thing, which is what the Alabama team did in expelling Taylor a few hours following his arrest, according to Capstone Report.
The unfortunate dismissal of Taylor after just five practice sessions in uniform reveals the nasty truth that even the best in sports have a dark side.
The Taylor experiment for Alabama is over. However, the experiment may not be the last in sports fraternity.
It is not an aim of the reporter to add fodder to the scam, but beating women for disagreeing with them is not in sportsmanship spirit.
Nick Saban is, however, patient enough. He believed he would consult the bereaved player after the second arrest, which could leave a red mark on his report cards.
"I know the sensitivity of the issue and we're going to do what we can to help this young man have success here,'' Saban said.
