Crime
Jags' McCray arrested, charged with eluding police in chase

Jan. 18, 2022 04:42 PM EST
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (AP) — Jacksonville Jaguars defensive end Lerentee McCray made an obscene hand gesture at a police officer, fled a would-be traffic stop and then...

FILE - Cleveland Browns defensive tackle Malik McDowell leaves the field after the first half of an NFL preseason football game against the Jacksonville Jaguars, Saturday, Aug. 14, 2021, in Jacksonville, Fla. Browns defensive tackle Malik McDowell has been arrested on charges of public exposure and battery on a sheriff's deputy in South Florida. The Broward County Sheriff's Office received a call about a man walking naked in Deerfield Beach on Monday, Jan. 17, 2022, according to an arrest report. (AP Photo/Phelan M. Ebenhack, File)
Browns DT McDowell arrested in Fla. in attack on officer

By Tom Withers Jan. 18, 2022 11:41 AM EST

FILE - Kansas City Chiefs football player Saousoalii Siavii Jr.is seen at the NFL football team's training camp in 2004. Saousoalii Siavii Jr. a former Kansas City Chiefs defensive tackle was found dead in a Kansas federal prison where he was being held on charges of illegal firearms possession, a prison official said on Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022. (Joe Ledford/The Kansas City Star via AP, File)
Former NFL player Siavii found dead in Kansas federal prison

Jan. 14, 2022 10:02 PM EST

FILE - Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III makes an initial appearance in Las Vegas Justice Court in Las Vegas, on Nov. 3, 2021. A lawyer for Ruggs’ girlfriend Kiara Je’nai Kilgo-Washington , said Thursday, Jan. 13, 2022 he’ll appeal a Las Vegas judge’s decision to grant prosecutors access to the woman’s medical records after a fatal high-speed crash that cost Ruggs his spot on the team. In court filings, the attorney maintains Kilgo-Washington is not charged with a crime and her health information is protected by federal and state doctor-patient confidentiality laws. Ruggs is charged with felony driving under the influence causing death and substantial bodily injury, and two counts of felony reckless driving. (Steve Marcus/Las Vegas Sun via AP, Pool, File)
Attorney to appeal Vegas ruling in Ruggs crash records case

By Ken Ritter Jan. 13, 2022 02:59 PM EST

FILE - Seattle Seahawks quarterback Geno Smith walks off the field after an NFL football game against the Houston Texans, Sunday, Dec. 12, 2021, in Houston. Seattle Seahawks backup quarterback Geno Smith's arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence came after the Washington State Patrol pulled him over for going 96 mph in a 60 mph zone and driving erratically across several lanes of traffic, according to an arrest report released Tuesday, Jan. 11, 2022. Smith was arrested Monday morning following the Seahawks’ return from Arizona after their last game of the season. (AP Photo/Matt Patterson, File)
Speeding, erratic driving led to Geno Smith DUI arrest

Jan. 11, 2022 03:20 PM EST

Seahawks backup QB Geno Smith arrested on suspicion of DUI

Jan. 10, 2022 05:58 PM EST
SEATTLE (AP) — Seattle Seahawks backup quarterback Geno Smith was arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence Monday following the team’s season-ending...

San Francisco 49ers quarterback Jimmy Garoppolo is sacked by Tennessee Titans defenders Harold Landry III (58) and Bud Dupree (48) in the second half of an NFL football game Thursday, Dec. 23, 2021, in Nashville, Tenn. (AP Photo/Wade Payne)
Titans linebacker Bud Dupree cited for misdemeanor assault

Jan. 04, 2022 06:28 PM EST

FILE - Las Vegas Raiders cornerback Nate Hobbs warms up before an NFL football game against the Kansas City Chiefs, Nov. 14, 2021, in Las Vegas. Hobbs was arrested on a misdemeanor DUI charge shortly after the team returned from a road game in Indianapolis. The Las Vegas Metropolitan Police Department said in a statement Monday, Jan. 3, 2022, that dispatch received a call at about 4 a.m. about a driver asleep inside a vehicle parked on an exit ramp of a parking garage. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri, File)
Raiders rookie Nate Hobbs arrested on misdemeanor DUI charge

By Josh Dubow Jan. 03, 2022 05:14 PM EST

Man to plead guilty in Tom Brady Super Bowl ring fraud

Dec. 20, 2021 09:18 PM EST
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A New Jersey man who posed as a former New England Patriots player in order to buy and sell Super Bowl rings that he claimed were gifts to Tom...

FILE - Former New York Giants' Lawrence Taylor looks on during a 25 year anniversary celebration at halftime of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, in East Rutherford, N.J. NFL Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor is facing felony charges in South Florida after failing to report an address change as required because of his status as a registered sex offender, authorities said. Taylor, 62, was booked into the Broward County jail Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, on two counts of failing to alert authorities to an address change, according to court records. He turned himself in after Pembroke Pines police informed him of an active warrant for his arrest. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)
Falcons-Giants 9/20/2015

Dec. 20, 2021 02:51 PM EST

FILE - Former New York Giants' Lawrence Taylor looks on during a 25 year anniversary celebration at halftime of an NFL football game against the Atlanta Falcons, Sunday, Sept. 20, 2015, in East Rutherford, N.J. NFL Hall of Fame linebacker Lawrence Taylor is facing felony charges in South Florida after failing to report an address change as required because of his status as a registered sex offender, authorities said. Taylor, 62, was booked into the Broward County jail Thursday, Dec. 16, 2021, on two counts of failing to alert authorities to an address change, according to court records. He turned himself in after Pembroke Pines police informed him of an active warrant for his arrest. (AP Photo/Bill Kostroun, File)
Lawrence Taylor charged with failing to report new address

Dec. 20, 2021 02:41 PM EST

Court: Killer of NFL's McKnight can't face 2nd murder trial

By Kevin Mcgill Dec. 16, 2021 07:07 PM EST
NEW ORLEANS (AP) — The man who killed former NFL player Joe McKnight cannot be tried again on a murder charge, now that his conviction on the lesser charge of...

FILE - Former Las Vegas Raiders wide receiver Henry Ruggs III arrives at court during his hearing at the Regional Justice Center, on Nov. 22, 2021, in Las Vegas. The woman who died in a fiery crash that authorities blame on Ruggs driving drunk at racetrack speeds burned to death, the county coroner in Las Vegas said Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, Pool, File)
Coroner: Woman killed in ex-Raider crash burned to death

By Ken Ritter Dec. 14, 2021 04:53 PM EST

FILE - In this Dec. 26, 2010, file photo, San Francisco 49ers cornerback Phillip Adams (35) is attended to after injuring his left leg during the third quarter of an NFL football game against the St. Louis Rams, in St. Louis. On Tuesday, Dec. 14, 2021, a coroner is set to release the results of a brain test for chronic traumatic encephalopathy on former NFL player Adams, who was accused of fatally shooting six people in Rock Hill, South Carolina, before killing himself in April. Adams' family agreed after his death to have his brain tested for the degenerative disease linked to head trauma and concussions. (AP Photo/Tom Gannam, File)
Autopsy: Severe brain trauma in ex-NFL player who shot 6

By Michelle Liu Dec. 14, 2021 01:10 AM EST

Ex-NFL player Bellamy gets 3 years for COVID relief fraud

Dec. 13, 2021 02:40 PM EST
TAMPA, Fla. (AP) — Former NFL player Josh Bellamy has been sentenced to three years and one month in federal prison for fraudulently obtaining over $1.2 million in...

Henry Ruggs, right, former Raiders wide receiver, accused of DUI resulting in death, enters the courtroom with his attorney Richard Schonfeld, at the Regional Justice Center, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, Pool)
Vegas judge: Doctors won't testify in Ruggs fatal crash case

By Ken Ritter Dec. 09, 2021 12:58 PM EST

Henry Ruggs, right, former Raiders wide receiver, accused of DUI resulting in death, enters the courtroom with his attorney Richard Schonfeld, at the Regional Justice Center, Monday, Nov. 22, 2021, in Las Vegas. (Bizuayehu Tesfaye/Las Vegas Review-Journal via AP, Pool)
Vegas judge mulls evidence question in Ruggs fatal DUI case

By Ken Ritter Dec. 08, 2021 01:14 PM EST

FILE - New Orleans Saints defensive end Glenn Foster Jr. (74) greets fans after practice before an NFL preseason football game against the Miami Dolphins, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Alabama authorities are investigating after former NFL player Glenn Foster Jr. died following a high-speed chase that resulted in his arrest and then a fight involving officers in the jail where he was being held.The 31-year-old former New Orleans Saints player died Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, at a medical facility in Northport, Alabama, Senior Alabama Trooper Reginal King told The Tuscaloosa News.(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
Saints Dolphins Football

Dec. 08, 2021 09:41 AM EST

FILE - New Orleans Saints defensive end Glenn Foster Jr. (74) greets fans after practice before an NFL preseason football game against the Miami Dolphins, Thursday, Aug. 29, 2013, in Miami Gardens, Fla. Alabama authorities are investigating after former NFL player Glenn Foster Jr. died following a high-speed chase that resulted in his arrest and then a fight involving officers in the jail where he was being held.The 31-year-old former New Orleans Saints player died Monday, Dec. 6, 2021, at a medical facility in Northport, Alabama, Senior Alabama Trooper Reginal King told The Tuscaloosa News.(AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee, File)
Former NFL player Glenn Foster dies after arrest in Alabama

Dec. 08, 2021 09:24 AM EST

AP Sportlight

By The Associated Press Dec. 06, 2021 10:00 AM EST
Dec. 7 1973 — Jerry West of Los Angeles sets an NBA record with 10 steals in the Lakers’ 115-111 loss to the Seattle Supersonics. ...