Mike Williams the Tampa Bay Buccaneers’ rookie wide receiver, was arrested early this morning in Hillsborough 
County for suspected DUI.
According to police, Williams was weaving through lanes while driving 57 mph in a 45 mph zone. Although Williams took a breathalyzer test that revealed his level to be under the legal .08 limit, he was busted and later provided a urine test. The test readings listed on this actual police report show the player’s blood alcohol content at .065 and .061 percent so why the handcuffs?
Williams is said to have “failed a field sobriety test, had glassy eyes, and smelled of alcohol.” The police report also shows that a urine test was collected which a procedure many times conducted when police suspect a substance other than alcohol has been used by a driver.
Bond was set at $500 and posted by Williams who was then released.
One of this year’s best NFL rookies, Williams was picked in the fourth round of the 2010 NFL Draft. In his first nine NFL games, he has caught 40 passes for a total of 627 yards and five TDs.
Williams has been pretty much trouble free throughout his college and professional career up to this point. He was suspended when he was a student at Syracuse University in 2008 for allegedly cheating in class but how many athletes have “tutors” and do that.
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Jay Donetelli is a Tampa-based freelance sportswriter and contributor to Sports Climax and Jocks Behind Bars. With an opinion sharper than an Ovechkin skate blade with the sting of an Ali jab, Donetelli has a loyal cult of readers.
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