Former Kansas City Chiefs wide receiver Tamarick Vanover was in court this week on charges he beat his girlfriend, who is nearly nine months pregnant, according to the Tallahassee Democrat. Vonover was released on $2,500 bail and officially faces charges of domestic aggravated battery on a pregnant woman. He denied the charges, saying the alleged [...]
The home of Kansas City Chiefs RB Dexter McCluster was burglarized in November during a game against the Denver Broncos. While the second-year player was trying to help get the Chiefs past Tim Tebow and the Broncos, a man was stealing $25,000 worth of items from McCluster’s apartment. According to police, 31-year-old Daniel LaBlance has [...]
Oakland Raiders kicker Sebastian Janikowski spent the first week of the NFL season being celebrated for a record tying 63-yard field goal that beat the Denver Broncos on Monday Night Football. Now as that week comes to an end, comes word that Janikowski has charged with misdemeanor battery and false impresonment. According to the Contra [...]
Former Kansas City Chiefs LB Mike Vrabel left behind the NFL this offseason so he could join the Ohio State coaching staff, but the game is following him into his new career. Vrabel and former teammate Tom Brady were the only players named by 28 retired NFL players that filed suit Tuesday claiming the NFLPA [...]
Jason Ensign, a Kansas City Chiefs fan who was arrested in 2009 after giving the finger at a game in San Diego, had his record cleared on Tuesday. According to Superior Court Judge Gale Kaneshiro, Ensign violated the NFL’s fan code of conduct but was “factually innocent” because security guards never asked him to leave [...]
If you were looking for a connection between the Kansas City Chiefs and the NCAA’s Reggie Bush investigation, here it is. Former Kansas City Chiefs running back and USC assistant coach has filed suit accusing the NCAA of libel, slander and misconduct. McNair was punished for what the NCAA claimed was his role in the [...]
(Photo via Mike Garafolo) Former New York Giants WR Plaxico Burress is now a free man after being released from a prison in upstate New York on Monday morning. Burress served 20 months after accidentally shooting himself in the leg and being charged with illegally carrying and firing a gun. The 34-year-old, even after being [...]
Julian Battle, a third round pick for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2003 was arrested on Saturday for resisting an officer with violence and simple assault, according to the Palm Beach Post. Jail records show Battle, 29, whose address is listed as The Acreage, was booked into the Palm Beach County Jail around 4 a.m. [...]
One of Scott Pioli’s first draft picks, Alex Magee, was arrested on Monday in Tampa Bay. According to the police report, Magee was charged with possession of marijuana and an expired tag greater than six months. The officer smelled marijuana and searched the vehicle. The investigation turned up a “misdemeanor amount of field test positive [...]
Unable to cash in on a new contract thanks to the lockout, San Diego Chargers safety Eric Weddle has decided to seek millions in a lawsuit against Bayer AG, Bayer USA and Athlon Sports for unauthorized use of his image on Alka Seltzer and a football preview magazine, his agent announced. “Part of this national [...]
