
Apr 17, 2012; Bronx, NY, USA; Police arrest a fan who ran onto the field during the fifth inning of the game between the New York Yankees and the Minnesota Twins at Yankee Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Noah K. Murray/THE STAR-LEDGER via US PRESSWIRE
Check out the listing of arrests around the NFL in just the last few days: Seahawks RB Marshawn Lynch gets arrested with a DUI. Cowboys WR Dez Bryant arrested for pushing his mother. Vikings RB Adrian Peterson arrested for resisting arrest? Broncos LB Elvis Dumervil arrested for road rage.
Football season is at the doorstep and the players are trying to get their last bits of partying on before the football grind begins. The Patriots have already asked Rob Gronkowski to simmer down from his Summer. It is about that time for everyone else to start toning it down as well.
Check out the list of arrests since Super Bowl Sunday (UT San Diego):
| Date | Team | Position | Name | Incident | Resolution |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6/23/2012 | Detroit | CB | Aaron Berry | Arrested on suspicion of DUI after allegedly driving into several parked cars in Pennsylvania. | |
| 6/10/2012 | N.Y. Giants | OL | David Diehl | Arrested on suspicion of DUI after crashing into several parked cars. | |
| 6/3/2012 | Jacksonville | WR | Justin Blackmon | Arrested in Stillwater Okla. charged with DUI. | |
| 6/2/2012 | Minnesota | FB | Jerome Felton | Arrested on suspicion of drunken-driving | |
| 5/27/2012 | Detroit | DT | Nick Fairley | Arrested in Mobile Ala. charged with DUI trying to elude police. | |
| 4/28/2012 | Minnesota | RB | Caleb King | Arrested in relation to assault that fractured a man's skull. Fight allegedly started after victim said King looked like comedian Eddie Murphy. | Cut by team three days later. |
| 4/26/2012 | Washington | S_ | Brandon Meriweather | Arrested on suspicion of DUI after being pulled over for speeding. | |
| 4/7/2012 | Oakland | WR | Darrius Heyward-Bey | Arrested at 2 a.m. charged with DUI. | |
| 4/3/2012 | Detroit | DT | Nick Fairley | Arrested in Mobile Ala. charged with marijuana possession. | |
| 3/30/2012 | Miami | LB | Koa Misi | Arrested by fugitive squad on warrant related to battery charge in California. Authorities say Misi punched man in eye. | |
| 3/17/2012 | Indianapolis | OL | Samson Satele | Arrested around 4 a.m. charged with disorderly conduct in Hawaii. | |
| 3/12/2012 | Detroit | RB | Mikel Leshoure | Arrested in southwest Michigan charged with second marijuana possession offense in a month. | |
| 2/26/2012 | Seattle | OL | Jarriel King | Arrested on suspicion of having forcible sex with intoxicated woman after returning from night club. | Cut by team a few weeks later. |
| 2/25/2012 | Seattle | LB | Leroy HIll | Arrested charged with marijuana possession in Atlanta. | Charges dropped. |
| 2/23/2012 | Jacksonville | DT | Nate Collins | Charged with marijuana possession after being pulled over in Virginia for having illegally tinted windows. | |
| 2/18/2012 | Detroit | RB | Mikel Leshoure | Arrested charged with marijuana possession in Benton Township Mich. | Pleaded to lesser charge $485 fine. |
| 2/13/2012 | Chicago | LB | J.T. Thomas | Arrested charged with misdemeanor marijuana possession in West Virginia after driving wrong way on one-way street. | |
| 2/10/2012 | Cincinnati | LB | Rey Maualuga | Cited for misdemeanor assault after allegedly punching bar employee in the face. | Charge dropped after private mediation deal reached. |
| 2/8/2012 | San Francisco | DL | Ray McDonald | Pulled over for traffic violation arrested on outstanding warrant for 2010 DUI. | |
| 2/1/2012 | Denver | RB | Knowshon Moreno | Arrested on suspicion of DUI pulled over for driving 70 mph in 45-mph zone. | |
It wasn’t that long ago that we had a players in the news for these reasons. Antonio Cromartie is breaking bottles over fans heads with Tim Tebow. Vincent Jackson has a designated driver in Eric Wright. Shaun Phillips is still around, but all his partying friends are on another roster. Legedu Naanee is asking the cops in Miami if they know who he is.
Now, the Chargers players are driving around in Antonio Garay‘s Hello Kitty car and Ryan Mathews is playing World of Warcraft. It has been quiet off of the field and we need to keep it that way.

