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After two arrests in three months, Florida Gators football freshman leaves program

Justin Watkins will not play a down of football with the Florida Gators.

Watkins, a four-star freshman who was arrested Tuesday for the second time in three months and faces a pair of felony charges, announced Friday on Twitter that he is leaving the program.

I will be leaving the university of Florida to better my opportunities.

— justin watkins (@laamar_05) July 27, 2018

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According to a UF Police Department arrest report, Watkins slapped, punched a choked a woman with whom he had a relationship with while holding her down on a bed July 20.