The NFL Arrest Database Brings Back Dhani Jones' Giroux-esque Arrest
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With Ray Rice’s release and indefinite suspension going on over the last day or so, it’s worth remembering that NFL players are humans, and human tend to run into issues with the law sometimes, whether it be domestic abuse (Rice), murder (Aaron Hernandez), or just a little bit of weed (everyone else). The good people at the San Diego Union-Tribune compiled the NFL arrests database, which is searchable by team, and documents citations and arrests “more serious than speeding tickets” going back to 2000. As a disclaimer on their own databse, the Union-Tribune notes that “the list cannot be considered comprehensive in part because some incidents may not have been reported and some public records proved to be elusive … increased media coverage of incidents also probably accounts for more incidents listed in recent years.” For example, Correll Buckhalter’s pot arrest from 2001 is missing, though he wasn’t charged in the case. Fair. Now, why we brought this up.
The whole database isn’t exactly new — and the Eagles’ arrest history since 2000 isn’t entirely all that scandalous — but a tip from a reader brought our attention to an arrest that predates this humble blog and recalls a certain hockey player’s run-in with the law this summer. It’s not Thomas Hamner beating his pitbull in 2001, or safety Damon Moore being “charged with abandoning puppy at soccer field,” it’s the always-dapper Dhani Jones:
3/26/2006
Philadelphia
LB Dhani JonesCharged with failure to obey a lawful command — a misdemeanor — after he allegedly refused to stop dancing outside a South Beach club.
Pleaded no contest, paid court costs, cut by team after season.
Can you blame the guy if he just can’t stop dancing? Also, in more depressing news, there have been 29 other arrests or citations of NFL players since the initial Ray Rice incident, which even if you remove the pot arrests, is not a great statistic.
