The Los Angeles Rams waived cornerback Troy Hill as part of a series of roster moves Tuesday, three days after Hill was arrested on suspicion of DUI.
Rams coach Jeff Fisher said he's "not going to rule out a second opportunity."
"I think people deserve second chances in life," Fisher told reporters after Tuesday's practice. "I think he learned from it, but I was just disappointed in his choices."
The Rams also waived fellow cornerback Dwayne Gratz and put rookie linebacker Josh Forrest on injured reserve, promoting cornerback Michael Jordan and linebacker Nic Grigsby from the practice squad to the active roster.
Forrest suffered a knee injury Sunday that was expected to keep him out four to six weeks.
Hill was arrested on Saturday morning, after his Mercedes swerved over multiple lanes on an L.A. freeway and crashed into the back of a semi-truck around 8 a.m. PT, according to multiple reports. The 25-year-old was then given a field sobriety test and was handcuffed on the spot, booked in Van Nuys, California, and de-activated by the Rams for Sunday's game against the Miami Dolphins.
Hill -- the Rams' fourth cornerback on the depth chart, after Trumaine Johnson, E.J. Gaines and slot corner Lamarcus Joyner -- was released from custody later in the afternoon on $15,000 bail and has a preliminary court date for Dec. 14.
"I was disappointed in his choices, as they relate to Friday night and Saturday morning," Fisher said. "I don't think he put the team first. I got information, and we made the decision. Because Troy was truthful with me in our conversations the last couple of days, I also said that I'm not going to rule out a second opportunity."
The Rams also signed linebacker Randell Johnson to their practice squad.
Hill, undrafted out of Oregon, spent last season with the Cincinnati Bengals and had started four games for the Rams in 2016, emerging as a key fill-in with improved play. In a 9-6 win over the New York Jets in Week 11, Hill came off the bench to play in 52 percent of the defensive snaps and was the Rams' highest-graded player by Pro Football Focus.
Gratz, a third-round pick out of Connecticut in 2013, was claimed off waivers from the Jacksonville Jaguars on Oct. 11 to combat the release of Coty Sensabaugh and subsequent ankle injury suffered by Johnson.
Fisher called parting with Gratz "a tough decision" and hinted at other moves in the secondary.
Jordan -- not to be confused with the greatest basketball player of all time --- went undrafted out of Missouri Western State earlier this year and was among the Rams' final cuts during training camp.
"He's so excited," Fisher said. "It was really fun to talk to him today. He understands our system. He's played really hard in practice; he was productive in the preseason games. He understands that there's maybe a 50-50 chance of him being active this week, just because of numbers and things, but he's really excited."