Braylon Edwards was busted for DUI in New York early Tuesday after he was pulled over in Manhattan and blew about
double the legal limit for a .16 reading.
Edwards who now officially joins our Jocks Behind Bars is certainly no stranger to run-ins with police.
The 27-year-old New York Jets wide receiver was found guilty in the past for driving 120 miles per hour, was later accused but not arrested for allegedly punching LeBron James friend back in October 2009 and is also said to have been out drinking with Donte Stallworth the evening Stallworth ran into and killed a pedestrian in Florida.
Now if Edwards was partying with Donte until the early morning hours before that tragic incident, you would think he would have learned a valuable lesson about the ill effects and risks of driving drunk.
Apparently not–here’s the mug shot compliments of SportsbyBrooks.com.
Last reports concerning this most recent NFL bust is that Edwards was cuffed, cheesed for a mug shot and was awaiting arraignment.
Many states have an 8-hour waiting period before releasing DUI suspects and if that is the case, since the incident is said to have happened at 5:15 a.m. we may not see Edwards in public until later this afternoon.
The Jets released the mandatory “we’re disappointed” speech earlier today, this one coming from GM Mike Tannenbaum:
“We are very disappointed in Braylon’s actions this morning. The Player Protect program is in place for our organization to prevent this situation. Braylon is aware of this program and showed poor judgment. We are reviewing the information with the league and will impose the appropriate disciplinary measures.”
Yeah we’re disappointed too about how it seems some of these guys will never learn.
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