6:09 AM ET
Josh WeinfussESPN Staff Writer
- Covered the Cardinals since 2012
- Graduate of Indiana University
- Member of Pro Football Writers of America
TEMPE, Ariz. -- Arizona Cardinals violative enactment manager and moving crippled coordinator Sean Kugler was fired aft helium allegedly groped a pistillate successful Mexico City implicit the weekend, sources told ESPN.
Mexican authorities were notified of the incident, which happened Sunday night, and past informed the Cardinals, who terminated Kugler and sent him backmost to Arizona connected a formation Monday morning. The Cardinals had arrived successful Mexico City connected Saturday.
Kugler is the 2nd Cardinals adjunct manager to beryllium accused of assaulting a pistillate this year.
In May, erstwhile moving backs manager James Saxon turned himself successful to Indiana constabulary aft assaulting a pistillate successful her Indianapolis home. He was sentenced successful October to 1 twelvemonth successful jail, which was suspended, and fixed 1 twelvemonth of probation.
Saxon kept his occupation with the Cardinals until his apprehension became nationalist Aug. 4, erstwhile helium was enactment connected administrative leave. Saxon resigned successful October.
Kugler, 56, has coached astatine the precocious school, assemblage and NFL levels since 1990. He had joined manager Kliff Kingsbury's unit successful 2019.
The Cardinals mislaid 38-10 to the San Francisco 49ers connected Monday astatine Estadio Azteca.
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