I was recently reading an article in Men's Health about criminals and they had a few that were pro athletes. So I thought it would be fun to look up some of the famous athletes that have "broken the law" haha. I didn't put them all on here, just peoples names that everyone would probably know. I'm sure I missed some, so let me know! Enjoy!
NFL
(1) Plaxico Burress - NY Giants - Gun possession (shot himself by accident) - 2 Years in jail
(2) Rae Carruth - Carolina Panthers - Murder - 24 years in jail
(3) Travis Henry - Buffalo Bills/Denver Broncos - Drug trafficking - 3 years in jail
(4) Tank Johnson - Chicago Bears - Weapons possession - 120 days in jail
(5) Jamal Lewis - Baltimore Ravens - Drug dealer - 4 months in jail
(6) Nate Newton - Dallas Cowboys - Drug trafficking - 7 1/2 years in jail
(7) OJ Simpson - Buffalo Bills - Robbery - 9 to 33 years in jail (not for murder)
(8) Donte Stallworth - Cleveland Browns - DUI Manslaughter - 30 days in jail
(9) Michael Vick - Atlanta Falcons/Eagles - Dog Fighting - 23 months in jail
MLB
(1) Willie Mays Aikens - Drug Possession - 20 years in jail
(2) Darryl Strawberry - Drug possession - 18 months in jail
(3) Ugueth Urbina - Attempted murder - 14 years in jail
NBA
(1) Allen Iverson - While in High School - Maiming by mob - 5 years in jail
BOXING
(1) Mike Tyson - Possession of narcotics / DUI - 24 hours in jail
FIGURE SKATING
(1) Tonya Harding - Attack on Nancy Kerrigan/DUI 13 days in jail
You should use a different pic, Chris Henry may have broken the law but he also died. You should use Adam Pacman Jones, I think he's playing in the CFL now.
ReplyDeleteAlso Allen Iverson only spent 4 months in Jail (he was sentenced to 5 years but due to public outcry and national attention the mayor pardoned him).
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