Most Bizarre NFL Arrests Since 2000

By DJ Smith | Nov 21, 2014

So browsing the Internet this morning and found this link this morning that lists every NFL arrest by team since 2000. Now, let me preface by saying committing crimes is not funny and as a general rule you shouldn’t break the law, but some of these arrests just make you wonder what exactly were they thinking. So thanks to The Sports Geeks, let’s take a look at the “best of the best” NFL arrests since 2000.

NFL Arrests Since 2000 (h/t to The Sports Geeks)

In 2001 the Browns DT Geard Warren was arrested for carrying an unlicensed firearm while he was at a club. Apparently the club was hosting a party with a bunch of football players and plenty of girls, but the here is the kicker. The host of the party: Plaxico Burress (that’s called irony right?)
Also in 2001 Ravens CB Chris McAlister was arrested for disorderly conduct after arguing with a flight attendant about his inflight seating arraignment. Definitely not worth getting arrested for, but I’d put up a little fight if I was riding middle seat for an entire flight. I either gotta have the leg room that comes with the aisle seat or at least the view when it comes to the window seat. Riding middle seat is just straight torture, especially in 2001 when there weren’t smartphones or wifi on the Internet. Definitely not a smart move, but I can see how this dude got upset over it.

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Between 2005 and 2007 Bears DL Tank Johnson had one impressive rap sheet. Twice he was arrested for gun related charges, he was then arrested for aggravated assault and resisting arrest, and finally he was charged with speeding and DUI (later turned out he was under the legal limit so that was dropped). You know there’s probably more illegal stuff he did but was never charged with but still that’s just like something you’d see straight out of The Godfather.
The Jets surprisingly have a pretty clean record since 2000 with only a handful arrests, although one did catch my eye as just bad luck. In 2007 CB Justin Miller was arrested for misdemeanor assault after he went to go punch a guy in the face, but accidentally hit a woman at a New York night club. Now in no way am I trying to blame the woman here, but you gotta keep your head on a swivel especially when two dudes are about to brawl. If she takes two steps to her left she probably avoids the sucker punch.
In 2009 Steelers kicker Jeff Reed was arrested for disorderly conduct after throwing a tantrum in a convenience store. He apparently damaged the towel dispenser after finding it empty. This one is surprising, yet not surprising at the same time. You wouldn’t expect a functional member of human society to throw a temper tantrum over the towel dispenser in a convenience store, just shake your hands and your good. But I’m not that surprised because kickers are some weird individuals, I wouldn’t be surprised if this guy was found like cleaning his shoes everyday after practice. Like I said, kickers are just strange, strange people.
And finally, in 2003 Patriots OL Kenyatta Jones was arrested in 2003 after he allegedly assaulted his roommate with “scalding water”. I’m trying to think what the situation must have been, like was Jones cooking pasta and his roommate threw something at him so Jones just dumped the boiling water on this guy? Just a strange scenario to describe to police if your the roommate for sure.

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