Back in February, Patriots corner-back Alfonso Dennard ticked off well every man in the state of Nebraska when he punched a police officer in the face thus earning him 2 years of probation and 30 of jail time.
Early Thursday morning, he was at it again as at just after 2 am, he was arrested on terms of a DUI infraction.
According to police he was taken into custody when police observed him alone in his 2008 Honda all unable to stay in his lane. Suspecting illegal activities, police pulled him over and requested that he give a breath sample meaning that when he refused to oblige well, the cops were not happy.
"Mr Dennard would not provide an adequate breath sample for testing." Police spokeswoman Katie Floyd said when interviewed by USA Today "because he was cited and released, no mug shot was taken. Dennard was given a court date of Aug. 13"
Almost simultaneous with the Nebraska statement, the Patriots also came forward in a fashion they are becoming all too familiar with these days: speaking to distance themselves from a likely convicted felon.
"The New England Patriots are extremely disappointed to learn of Alfonzo Dennard's arrest. We take this matter very seriously and are working to get more information on the incident."
Once an acclaimed multipurpose corner back at Nebraska, Dennard was drafted by the Patriots 224th in the 2012 draft by New England and immediately started for the big club come week one.
Starting 10 games for the team last season, Dennard racked up 34 tackles and 3 interceptions one of which was returned all the way for a touchdown.
Nevertheless, once the calender flipped into the off season, things went bad for Dennard as after the police officer incident was reported, Dennard had to fight to delay his jail sentence until June of 2014 so as not to interfere with the NFL season.
Fact is now with 2 criminalized men on or recently on their roster and countless others often stuck on the wrong side of the law (Brandon Lloyd, Aquib Talib, Shane Verren, Stephan Ridly etc) a question arises: are the New England Patriots putting too much faith in their ability to "change players"? My answer to that question: yes.
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