Bad News Bears ( ... and Bengals)
Edited by Mark Bechtel
August 07, 2006
Training camps
are open, and NFL players are back to creating mayhem on the field--which is
not to say that all of them took a break in the off-season. At least 25 players
on 17 of the league's 32 teams had brushes with the law, the misdeeds ranging
from domestic assault (the Browns' Reuben Droughns, Steelers rookie Santonio
Holmes) to resisting arrest (the Chargers' Steve Foley and Shaun Phillips) to
disorderly conduct (Holmes again) to excessive street dancing (the Eagles'
Dhani Jones). But the blotters of two teams, the Bengals and Bears, stand
out.
[This article contains a table. Please see hardcopy of magazine or PDF.]
Bengals
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Bears
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Wideout Chris Henry (right) kicked off his troubled off-season with an
arrest for allegedly pulling a gun during an altercation in Orlando. His trial
on concealed weapon and aggravated assault charges begins on Aug. 21.
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WEAPONS
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Cornerback Daven Holly was arrested in February after a shot was fired from
his SUV on Chicago's North Side. Holly, who was driving, wasn't the triggerman
but was charged with unlawful use of a weapon. The Bears cut him in June. |
More Henry: He pleaded guilty to marijuana possession in March, got picked
up for drunken driving in June and later that month pleaded not guilty to
providing alcohol to three underage women at a Covington, Ky., hotel.
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DRUGS |
Employees of a Chicago bar called police on July 22 when tight end John
Gilmore refused to leave. He was cited for trespassing, resisting arrest--and,
since he had a small amount of marijuana, pot possession. |
In June rookie defensive end Frostee Rucker was charged with spousal
battery and vandalism for allegedly hitting his girlfriend and damaging her
BlackBerry and cellphone in August 2005. He's due to be arraigned on Aug.
11.
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ASSAULT |
In April cornerback Ricky Manning Jr. was arrested for assault after he and
friends allegedly attacked a man at an L.A. Denny's. He pleaded not
guilty. |
On July 22 defensive tackle Matthias Askew ignored a Cincinnati cop's order
to move his illegally parked car; he struggled to avoid handcuffs, was Tasered,
then charged with resisting arrest and obstructing police business.
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TRAFFIC |
Defensive tackle Tank Johnson allegedly scuffled with an officer ticketing
his limo, which was double-parked outside a Chicago club. Battery and resisting
arrest charges were dropped--good news for Johnson, who was on probation for a
gun charge. |
Training camps
are open, and NFL players are back to creating mayhem on the field--which is
not to say that all of them took a break in the off-season. At least 25 players
on 17 of the league's 32 teams had brushes with the law, the misdeeds ranging
from domestic assault (the Browns' Reuben Droughns, Steelers rookie Santonio
Holmes) to resisting arrest (the Chargers' Steve Foley and Shaun Phillips) to
disorderly conduct ( Holmes again) to excessive street dancing (the Eagles'
Dhani Jones). But the blotters of two teams, the Bengals and Bears, stand
out.
[This article contains a table. Please see hardcopy of magazine or PDF.]
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