Georgia Bulldogs news: Kirby Smart suspends arrested wide receiver, deletes birthday post, and more
On Friday, Georgia wide receiver Rara Thomas was arrested on multiple counts of cruelty to children and multiple counts of battery. He is the fourth Georgia football player to be arrested this offseason, joining Trevor Etienne, Smael Mondon Jr. and Bo Hughley, who were all arrested for driving incidents, however, Thomas is the first of that group to be suspended.
Georgia Bulldogs on SI reported that according to a team source, Thomas has been suspended from the program indefinitely. This is not Thomas’s first run-in with the law. In January 2023, Thomas was arrested on charges of family violence and false imprisonment.
Now, less than a week away from the start of fall camp, Georgia will be without one of its starting receivers and will be hoping to get transfer additions Colbie Young and London Humphreys up to speed.
Two days after his arrest was Thomas’s 22nd birthday and on Sunday, Thomas’s head coach Kirby Smart posted a happy birthday message. However, quickly after the post went up, Smart deleted it.
