Ryan Vermillion enters deferred prosecution agreement after DEA investigation

In this May 22, 2019, file photo, then-Carolina Panthers’ Cam Newton (1) stretches on the sidelines as then-head trainer Ryan Vermillion watches during the NFL football team’s practice in Charlotte, N.C. The Washington Football Team has placed head athletic trainer ...Ryan Vermillion entered a deferred prosecution agreement Friday with the federal government, appearing in court almost 11 months after the Drug Enforcement Administration raided his home and the team’s facility amid an investigation into Washington’s former trainer.

The length of the agreement is for 12 months, meaning Vermillion will now essentially be under probation for the next year. Vermillion will avoid criminal…