Broncos involved in 23 arrests since 2000

by John Bena on Apr 16, 2009 8:32 AM MDT Comment 42 comments

This gets filed in the information department. Sign-On San Diego has put together a database of NFL arrests since 2000. While I didn't look at every team, I did focus on the AFC West.

The Broncos are 2nd in the division behind Kansas City --

Kansas City -- 24 arrests
Denver -- 23 arrests
Oakland -- 12 arrests

Interestingly enough, there were no records for the Chargers. Either they are squeaky clean when it comes to run-ins with the law(didn't they have a player shot by an off-duty police officer?) or the hometown paper is giving them a break.

Fans on this site, including me, have become increasingly frustrated with the off-field behavior. Was it a factor in the removal of Mike Shanahan? Maybe, maybe not. It certainly can't help.

Worse, the list doesn't include Travis Henry.

Details of the 23 Broncos' arrests, involving 16 different players, after the jump.

Date	Name	Team	Position	Incident	Resolution
3/1/2009	Brandon Marshall	Denver	WR	Arrested in Atlanta on disorderly conduct charge after fight with fiance, spent five hours in jail.	Charge dismissed.
3/6/2008	Brandon Marshall	Denver	WR	Arrested in Atlanta after his longtime girlfriend claimed in an affidavit that Marshall hit her in the mouth and left eye March 4.	NFL suspended him one game after this, his third arrest in a year.
3/1/2008	Marcus Thomas	Denver	DT	Arrested in Florida after police found cocaine and a gun in his truck.	Dropped
2/19/2008	Andre Hall	Denver	RB	Turned himself in and was booked into jail after arrest warrant was issued in Florida for failing to appear in court Feb. 5. The court appearance was for a charge of driving with a suspended or revoked license after traffic stop Jan. 11.	Paid $513 bond.
1/11/2008	Daniel Graham	Denver	TE	Arrested on suspicion of criminal mischief and harassment of former girlfriend after argument about sale of their home.	Dropped the next week.
12/8/2007	Todd Sauerbrun	Denver	P_	Cited for simple assault after alleged altercation with cab driver. He then was transported to local detox facility.	Pleaded guilty to disturbing the peace, 24 hours community service
12/1/2007	Darrell Hackney	Denver	QB	Arrested on suspicion of DUI at 2:20 a.m.
10/22/2007	Brandon Marshall	Denver	WR	Arrested on suspicion of drunken driving in Denver.	Pleaded to reduced charge of driving while impaired, sentenced to a year of probation.
5/20/2007	David Kircus	Denver	WR	Charged with felony assault after alleged fistfight at party. The other man in the fight was hospitalized with broken bones in his face.
3/26/2007	Brandon Marshall	Denver	WR	Arrested on charges of false imprisonment, domestic violence	Dropped
9/27/2006	Sam Brandon	Denver	S_	Turned himself in on arrest warrant for violating a restraining order	Suspended by NFL for two games in 2007, stemming from previous arrest
5/26/2006	Karl Paymah	Denver	CB	Officers found him unconscious in SUV, with vehicle running and in gear.	Convicted of DUI and careless driving on July 16, 2008.
9/23/2005	D.J. Williams	Denver	LB	Arrested, charged with DUI	Pleaded guilty to driving while impaired, 24 hours community service, one year probation
7/4/2005	Sam Brandon	Denver	S_	Arrested, charged in domestic violence incident, misdemeanor third-degree assault, criminal mischief.	Suspended by NFL for two games in 2007
1/1/2005	Willie Middlebrooks	Denver	CB	Arrested on suspicion of third-degree assault, domestic violence and harassment of his girlfriend early New Year's Day.	Pleaded guilty, 36 weeks domestic violence class, 18-month deferred sentence
6/2/2004	Sam Brandon	Denver	S_	Arrested, charged in domestic violence incident, misdemeanor criminal mischief, child abuse.	Dropped
7/4/2003	Dwayne Carswell	Denver	TE	Arrested in Atlanta and charged with simple battery, domestic violence and obstruction of an officer after a fight with his girlfriend.	Guilty, suspended one game
12/28/2002	John Mobley	Denver	LB	Arrested for DUI in Parker, Colo.	Sentenced to seven days in jail
9/2/2001	Eddie Kennison	Denver	WR	Arrested and charged with three misdemeanors after an argument with a bouncer outside a Louisiana nightclub.	Dropped
3/2/2001	Dwayne Carswell	Denver	TE	Charged with third-degree assault and domestic violence in Pueblo, Colo.	Dropped
10/28/2000	Brian Griese	Denver	QB	Arrested on suspicion of driving under the influence in south Denver.	Pleaded guilty to driving while impaired, one year probation, $418 fines and costs
8/9/2000	Bill Romanowski	Denver	LB	Indicted on four felony charges of fraudulently obtaining prescription diet drugs.	Acquitted
1/24/2000	Rod Smith	Denver	WR	Arrested on misdemeanor charges of third-degree assault and harassment for allegedly choking and hitting the mother of his two children at the couple's home in Parker, Colo.	Pleaded guilty to verbal harassment, $25,000 conditional NFL fine, group therapy

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Rod Smith????

Choking and hitting the mother of his kids?

ROD SMITH????

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Apr 16, 2009 8:34 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

ROD SMITH???????????????

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Apr 16, 2009 8:34 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Maybe Brandon listened too well

"Me fail english, that unpossible" - Ralph Wiggum
"Duffman is thrusting in the direction of the problem" - Duffman
"Good, bad, I'm the one with the gun, A-hole" - Ash from Army of Darkness

by Broncoman on Apr 16, 2009 11:19 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

DAVID KIRCUS????????????????????????????????????

I seem to have lost my future self.

by papigrande on Apr 16, 2009 2:00 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Not that he got arrested, that he broke a man's face.

DAVID KIRCUS BROKE A MAN’S FACE??

I seem to have lost my future self.

by papigrande on Apr 16, 2009 2:01 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I lol'd.

Kircus was a little bitch.

Rod Smith is everything I want from current and future Broncos players. I was really just blown away to see him on this list. It pained my heart a little.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Apr 16, 2009 7:02 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I remember that

One reason why I thought it was great he was mentoring B Marsh. While there’s really no excuse for getting into that sort of situation, how you handle yourself afterwards is a great indicator of the type of person you really are. People make mistakes — those who own up to theirs and make amends give hope to us all.

"I never understood that word, overachiever. That means you're doing something you're not supposed to be able to do. Because obviously we were able to do it." -- Rod Smith

"I really don’t want to talk about me. I didn’t want to talk about me last week, and I don’t this week. I want to talk about our team." -- Rod Smith, on setting the franchise record for touchdowns

"This was pretty big talk from a guy that once quit the team 12 hours before kickoff 8 weeks into the season. He quit the night before a game. We were 4-4 and we needed him. I had to go out there and I had two rookies and a third-year guy playing receiver and I'd rather go out there with some guys who wanted to play with their hearts." Smith held up his two huge Super Bowl rings. "Before you start popping off at the mouth you ought to get yourself some of these." -- Rod Smith on Eddie Kennison

"All we need are 53 Rod Smiths!" -- Boydy

by broncosmontana on Apr 16, 2009 2:15 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Couldn't you have started this listed on 1/25/00!??

Verbose in style, dispersion of thought, procrastination in life.

by Tim Lynch on Apr 16, 2009 8:34 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Seriously

I’m just trying to picture Rod Smith choking anything (Teletubbies not included) and I just cannot do it. I’m still stunned. I’ll just pretend I didn’t read this.

by SlamDunkTheFunk on Apr 16, 2009 9:25 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

I was shocked too....

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by John Bena on Apr 16, 2009 8:35 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Rod Smith

He’s talked about it before.

Chargers
Vincent Jackson DUI http://weblog.signonsandiego.com/news/breaking/2009/01/chargers_player_arrested_for_d.html

Williams and Vincent DUI
http://www.seriousaccidents.com/accident-blog/celebrity-accidents/two-chargers-players-arrested-for-dui/

Still looking to confirm all these details. This is the second post though of people complaining that the players were released without being prosecuted. On some news releases for Williams they are saying that he had a .07 BAL but that it was drawn hours after the arrest…

Anyway, point is that I don’t think the Chargers are squeaky clean but for the Broncos it illustrates and underlying problem.

by Kfustud on Apr 16, 2009 8:45 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Williams go charged with reckless drving...

"I'm very important. I have many leather-bound books and my apartment smells of rich mahogany." - Ron Burgundy
"I'd rather hit than have sex."- Reggie Jackson
"Obviously your not a golfer." - The Dude

by Elway4Prez on Apr 16, 2009 10:18 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

with travis henry, we’re tied with kansas for the division lead (i never thought i’d write that…)

lets go boys!

by mast on Apr 16, 2009 8:48 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Can we count Clarett too?

he should put us on the top of the division

by trumanj on Apr 16, 2009 8:53 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Nice try, being in second place sucks

As Ricky Bobby likes to say “Either you’re first or you’re last.”

I agree, Larsen shouldn’t get any bigger. I am getting tired of his bone crushing hits knocking the pixels off my TV, once they fall to the floor they are very hard to find.

by Arctic Bronco on Apr 16, 2009 9:49 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

OMG!

We are becoming the raiders.

"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!

by PosterNutbag on Apr 16, 2009 8:56 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

What stuns me

is that the Raiders’ number is so low! They have guys getting into fist fights breaking peoples’ jaws in practice for chrissakes…

… ooooh yeah. That was Romo. O.o

"I never understood that word, overachiever. That means you're doing something you're not supposed to be able to do. Because obviously we were able to do it." -- Rod Smith

"All we need are 53 Rod Smiths!" -- Boydy

by broncosmontana on Apr 16, 2009 2:17 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Oakland is in a state of anarchy...they try really hard not to make any arrests. Too much federal paperwork.

Verbose in style, dispersion of thought, procrastination in life.

by Tim Lynch on Apr 16, 2009 4:37 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

They’re just better at not getting caught. Criminal experience does that.

"C" is for Championship...that's good enough for meeeee!!!

by PosterNutbag on Apr 16, 2009 5:01 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

hahahahahahaha

+1 Sorry RayderK wherever you are. ; )

"I never understood that word, overachiever. That means you're doing something you're not supposed to be able to do. Because obviously we were able to do it." -- Rod Smith

"All we need are 53 Rod Smiths!" -- Boydy

by broncosmontana on Apr 16, 2009 9:35 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Interesting Facts......

Kind of shows a lack of focus for these guys at different times. I remember when the News about Rod came out in 2000, I was floored. Brandon needs to take the same therapy Rod went through and he’ll be fine. That or find a new fiance’ : she seems to bring the worst out of him at least once a year…….

On another note I’m really tired of ex-players being attached to the last team they played for. They are ex players period no longer on any team for good reason.

by bchiper on Apr 16, 2009 9:27 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Never hear about former Bills RB Travis Henry

by Kfustud on Apr 16, 2009 9:39 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

What about San Diego?

Isn’t the Pot calling the Kettle Black in this article? How can they dismiss reporting the Charger Arrests being a Charger fan site? Talk about “bias media”

About playing against Joe Namath "He's the best in the Business, he can do everything, but I've never seen a Quarterback yet that can throw on his back." - Dave Costa 1969

by Denver Diehard on Apr 16, 2009 10:11 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

No Chargers?

Besides Williams and Jackson, Steve Foley – Battery – 2006, Cletis Gordon – DUI – 2006, Terrence Kiel – felony drug charges – 2006, Markus Curry – Domestic Violence – 2006, Shaun Phillips – struggling with police – 2006, etc.

by jayrocksd on Apr 16, 2009 10:15 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Here's more. Wanted to be thorough.

Jackson — DUI (2006 & 2009), Anthony Waters — assult (2007), Ryan Krause — DUI (2007), Derrick Robinson — DUI (2005), Matt Wilhelm — DUI (2003), Leonardo Carson — kidnapping and buglary (2003) & harrassment (2002) & 3rd degree assult (2000 and 2001), Jeff Graham — concealed weapon (2002).

GO BRONCOS IN 2009 AND BEYOND!!

by weazel on Apr 16, 2009 11:18 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

The Marcus Thomas thing is not quite accurate....

He was a passenger in his friend’s truck, which contained a gun and a small amount of cocaine. He was a passenger because he’d been drinking, and didn’t want to to drive drunk. The fact that he was taken into custody is a commentary on the judgment and discretion of the arresting officer, as far as I am concerned. It has been reported that Marcus’ friend claimed ownership of the illegal materials at the scene of the traffic stop, and Marcus was arrested anyway.

I know that Roger Goodell has taken a Guilty Even When Legally Exonerated approach to NFL discipline, but I’m one of these Americans who still believes in Innoncent Until Proven Guilty. That’s just me, I guess.

"I am not one of those who think that coming in second or third is winning." -- Robert F. Kennedy

by Ted Bartlett on Apr 16, 2009 10:19 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

You're not alone

objectivity, where art thou?

There is no army so powerful as an idea whose time has come.

by Jeremy Bolander on Apr 16, 2009 12:13 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

oh

actually if you search for Chargers, they have 19 hits including the aforementioned

by jayrocksd on Apr 16, 2009 10:19 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

53 young dudes...

with alot of money and time on their hands….

No team is immune from this stuff… Good info…. Meh…

by Jezru on Apr 16, 2009 10:57 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

11 arrests for WR and TE

The fact we had 2 QB arrests and a Punter, that is pretty funny in a sad way.

"Me fail english, that unpossible" - Ralph Wiggum
"Duffman is thrusting in the direction of the problem" - Duffman
"Good, bad, I'm the one with the gun, A-hole" - Ash from Army of Darkness

by Broncoman on Apr 16, 2009 11:21 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

I wonder though how much is due to our societies changes in perception

I am guessing that in the 70’s and 80’ if a player was caught with a DUi in Denver that the police would generally drive him home versus arresting them, also the whole domestic violence issue has become a bigger deal since the 90’s, officers are being told that they need to arret someone when they show up if there is any allegations, just saying that guys in the 70’s/80’s/90’s probably did the same amount of things, just they weren’t caught or charged (prescription drugs is a another new one).

"Me fail english, that unpossible" - Ralph Wiggum
"Duffman is thrusting in the direction of the problem" - Duffman
"Good, bad, I'm the one with the gun, A-hole" - Ash from Army of Darkness

by Broncoman on Apr 16, 2009 11:24 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

yeah, choking and kidnapping weren't that big of a deal until recently either.

And assault and battery used to be called, simply, marriage back in the day.

Verbose in style, dispersion of thought, procrastination in life.

by Tim Lynch on Apr 16, 2009 11:26 AM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

It's true

I have a cousin who is a cop and they are required by law to make an arrest if they show up for any kind of domestic dispute call. I wonder if that is what happened in Atlanta most recently with BMarsh -the cops were called and they legally had to make an arrest -but then all charges are dropped when there was a lack of evidence to charge.

It seems the pendulum of justice has swung toward hard-line incarceration and less toward actual life rehabilitation the last decade and a half.

"I'm not looking for the best players; I'm looking for the right ones." ~Coach Herb Brooks in "Miracle"

by Colorado_Kitten on Apr 17, 2009 3:50 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

wow

That’s a lot of girlfriends getting beat by players since 2000.

Domestic Violence and usually repeat offenders.. surprised they dont have an in-house system for the team to deal with this. A little too commonplace.. they need to get a rope around it quick.
A lot of players’ around the league seem to have this problem.. ala Burress amoung many others

by d0nkeyview on Apr 16, 2009 11:31 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Whenver I see this sort of stuff,

I have to wonder if the rates of criminal behavior for NFL players (athletes in general really) are actually disproportionate for their demographic. Seriously, the vast majority of crime in general is committed by males in their late teens to early 30s.

DUIs are common across most demographic spectrums. The fact that there are so many is probably more reflective of US attitudes toward drinking and partying than anything else. I mean seriously. Develop a car culture with terrible public transportation options in most cities. Encourage people to see bar and club life as the best way to have a good time. Throw in the fact that “think when you drink” is pretty much a biological impossibility after a certain amount of consumption, and what the hell is supposed to happen?

I also doubt the domestic violence rates are higher in the NFL than in their demographic in the general population. And Broncoman is right. The police are pretty much required to make arrests anymore just for safety’s sake. It used to be that the cops would send the guy around the block to cool off instead of arresting him. Not surprisingly, he’d be pissed about having to deal with the fact the cops were called when he got back from his walk. Hmmm, what happened then?

Anyway, athletes are high profile so we think we see a trend in criminality and athletics, but I don’t think there is any real evidence that athletes are any more out of control than the rest of the culture.

by jaffe28 on Apr 16, 2009 11:47 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

San Diego has 19 players on the list

http://www.signonsandiego.com/sports/nfl/searcharrests.html?appSession=514162571441244

When you do a manual search, the Chargers have 19 players on this list.

by milehighassassin on Apr 16, 2009 12:57 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

I blame the Family home and Media

usually a person will respond to situations of stress the way they have been taught and observed from their family life. So, if you teach a person to treat a woman, person with respect then the chance of battary/domestic violence would decrease.
The Media tells these athletes what great athletes they are all their life that they begin to think that they can get awway with anything, so to them it is no biggy that they get arrested, anyways they have the money to post bail and get out of it.

I do believe that Goodell is doing a great job in trying to “clean-up” the image of NFL, and someone is finally making the players responsible for their actions. I also believe that he could show a little more relaxation on some terms, but overall I think he has done a great job.

Get busy living or get busy dying!

Play Hard or Go Home!!

by Cru_51 on Apr 16, 2009 1:14 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Well

I don’t know that the media is telling these guys how great they are. Half of them are mediocre at best, which certainly would increase the chances they’d do something dumb or desperate. But talent aside, there’s no doubt that the scrutiny of the media and the scrutiny of us, the fans, make the NFL one of the most pressure-laden occupations out there. How people deal with the stress says a lot about them. Clearly, even people who are more notorious on the field than in their private lives (T.O., for example) are dealing with pressure all the time. Pressure brings out the best in some, the worst in others.

I totally agree that Goodell seems to be taking it seriously, which is good. But with that has to come the acknowledgment that the NFL isn’t just like any other job out there. NFL-style pressure has the potential to bring out the very best in imperfect people who are willing to dig deep enough (a la Rod Smith), or the worst in those who underestimate it (Maurice Clarette).

"I never understood that word, overachiever. That means you're doing something you're not supposed to be able to do. Because obviously we were able to do it." -- Rod Smith

"All we need are 53 Rod Smiths!" -- Boydy

by broncosmontana on Apr 16, 2009 2:26 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Con granis salis

Focus on any group and you could pull a similar report.

People are people…

by Broncos Rule on Apr 16, 2009 4:12 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs

+1

by jaffe28 on Apr 16, 2009 5:26 PM MDT up reply actions 0 recs

Interesting

All but 2 of these player are all gone. And so is the coach that brought them here, HMMMMMMM

GO BRONCOS

Tough times don't last.......Only tough people!

by moorebroncos on Apr 17, 2009 11:23 AM MDT reply actions 0 recs

Interesting

ProFootballTalk.com has what’s called the “Turd Watch”- it essentially keeps track of these things throughout the season, and Denver has been at or near the top for the last couple of years. Check it out

"...the liberty of the Press is called the Palladium of Freedom, which means, in these days, the liberty of being deceived, swindeled, and humbugged by the Press and paying hugely for the deception."
-Mark Twain, 1870

by BornOrange on Apr 19, 2009 6:29 PM MDT reply actions 0 recs