Arresting Times

With the annual draft coming up next week, it is so important for players to stay out of trouble. Someone gets arrested every year. It can cause them to fall on the draft board, costing them money in their career.

CB Alfonzo Dennard is a stellar example. He was arrest this morning for assaulting a police officer during his arrest in Lincoln, Nebraska. Naturally, it happened between 2-3am.

Dennard was rated by many as the 5th best cornerback in the draft. He was the recent recipient of the 2011 Big Ten's Tatum-Woodson Award for defensive back of the year.

Many teams looks at arrests and game behavior. In Dennard's case, he was ejected last year in the Capital One Bowl after getting into a fight with South Carlina's Alshon Jeffery. Both players were tossed out in the first half.

It seems that Dennard has a hard time being a "shut-down" corner. Jeffery had already burned him for 148 yards before they got into their tussle during a pass play. Dennard apologized after the game, but the damage had already been done.

For some, an arrest doesn't change things for them. For others, it's a terrible way to join a team.