Florida Atlantic suspends leading receiver in 2016 after battery charges

Florida Atlantic wide receiver Kalib Woods has been suspended from the team after his Tuesday arrest on two felony battery charges.

According to the Palm Beach County Sheriff’s Office, Woods was arrested by FAU Police. Per the South Florida Sun-Sentinel, Woods was arrested for an alleged January incident and a warrant for his arrest was signed at the end of May.

Per FAU Owl Access, the charges stem “from a fight in a local bar about a girl and that Woods originally denied he was at the establishment.”

Florida Atlantic said Woods’ suspension would continue “pending the outcome of the charges.”

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Woods had 68 catches for 934 yards and just one score in 2016. He was by far the No. 1 receiver for the Owls last season. The team’s second-leading receiver in terms of yardage, Tavaris Harrison, had 18 catches for 304 yards.

If Woods remains on the team, new Florida Atlantic coach Lane Kiffin will have the team’s quarterback (Jason Driskel), leading rusher (Devin Singletary) and leading receiver back for his first season in 2017.

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