Today In Patriots History July 8, 2008: Kevin Faulk pleads no contest

Some other pro football players born on this date:

- Jack Lambert, 74 (7/8/52);
Hall of Fame middle linebacker for the Steelers was a six-time All Pro, and won four Super Bowl rings.


- John David Crow (7/8/35-6/17/15);
RB won the Heisman Trophy in 1957 and played 11 years in the NFL for the Cardinals and 49ers. Named to four Pro Bowls, Crow was a bruising runner who refused to run out of bounds. In 1960 he led the league with 5.9 yards per carry, and 1,533 yards from scrimmage (in a 12-game season).


- Shipwreck Kelly (7/8/10-8/17/86);
back when the forward pass was barely legal, he led the NFL with 22 receptions, 11.2 ypc and 3 receiving TD in 1933. He went from being a player, to player-coach, to player-coach-owner in the early days of pro football. Shipwreck was also part of New York's high society in the 40s and was married to a millionaire debutante for whom the glamorous cartoon strip character Brenda Starr, Reporter was named after. During WWII the FBI recruited Kelly to keep tabs on wealthy German expatriates that frequented the high society, that may have been Nazi benefactors. After the war Kelly pursued a career as an investment banker, Florida real estate investor and became a champion amateur golfer - playing golf with people like Richard Nixon and the Duke of Windsor.


- Ken Lanier, 67 (7/8/59);
the 'Rock on the Right Side' started 180 games (including 13 playoff games) at right tackle for the Broncos from 1981 to 1994.


- Marlon Humphrey, 30 (7/8/96);
Ravens corner has been named to four Pro Bowls, with two First Team All Pro awards. In 2020 he led the NFL with 8 forced fumbles.


- Vic Beasley, 34 (7/8/92);
in 2016 he led the league with 15½ sacks and six forced fumbles for the Falcons, but the 8th overall pick of the 2015 draft never replicated that performance over his remaining four years in the NFLL.


- Na'il Diggs, 48 (7/8/78);
linebacker played twelve seasons in the NFL, mostly with Green Bay and Carolina. Diggs is also one of an incredible 36 NFL players that came from Susan Miller Dorsey High School in Los Angeles, a list that includes WR Keyshawn Johnson, WR Dennis Northcutt, RB Lamont Warren, RB Karim Abdul-Jabbar and DE Chris Mims.

jmt57 said:

Today in Patriots History
Kevin Faulk Pleads No Contest​

July 8, 2008:
Kevin Faulk pleads no contest to a February charge of possessing two joints at a Lil Wayne concert.

While it seemed innocuous at the time, it turned out to have grave consequences for the Patriots, who were motivated to avenge their Super Bowl loss and being deprived a perfect 19-0 season. The running back would end up being suspended from game one of the 2008 season. As a result it was Sammy Morris rather than Faulk who was protecting Tom Brady that day. On the Pats second possession the QB threw a long first down pass to Randy Moss down inside Chiefs red zone - at the same moment that Bernard Pollard took out Tom's knee, and ruined New England's chances as defending AFC champions in Super Bowl XLIII in Tampa.

Report: Faulk pleads no contest

Patriots running back Kevin Faulk has pleaded no contest to misdemeanor possession of marijuana, stemming from an incident this February, according to KATC-TV in Louisiana. Faulk will have his 5-month jail term suspended and will be given a one-year supervised probation with several conditions...

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Patriots running back Kevin Faulk has pleaded no contest to misdemeanor possession of marijuana, stemming from an incident this February.​

Faulk will have his 5-month jail term suspended and will be given a one-year supervised probation with several conditions, according to the television station. He will have to pay a fine of $300 along with $231 in court costs and a $250 fee for a drug analysis. In addition, he will have to perform 40 hours community service and complete 20 hours of a substance abuse program.​

On Feb. 22, Faulk was found with four hand-rolled cigars filled with the illegal substance while attending a Lil’ Wayne rap concert in his home state of Louisiana.​

Granted it was a suspended sentence, but the tiniest slip up or oversight (forgetting to renew your license, etcetera) would result in five months in jail, for four joints? WTAF! Apparently all the Louisiana state legislators genuinely believed the 1936 Reefer Madness propaganda.



Feb 26, 2008:

Patriots running back Kevin Faulk allegedly found with pot

LAFAYETTE, La. — New England Patriots running back Kevin Faulk was issued a misdemeanor summons last Friday for possession of marijuana.

www.seacoastonline.com

New England Patriots running back Kevin Faulk was issued a misdemeanor summons last Friday for possession of marijuana.​

Capt. John Babin of the Lafayette Metro Narcotics Task Force confirmed the summons on Tuesday.​

Faulk, a Louisiana native and former LSU star, was on his way to a suite in the Lafayette Cajundome to watch a performance by rapper Lil Wayne, when a routine search by a sheriff's deputy turned up four marijuana cigarettes, Babin said.​

Everyone heading to the suites was searched, Babin said.​

Faulk was not arrested or required to post bond.​

"He was cited for simple possession, which is a misdemeanor," Babin said. "It's based on an amount possessed for personal use."​

Faulk will be sent a letter notifying him of the court date when it is set.​

"There was no trouble, Kevin was very cooperative," Babin said.​

"We are aware of the report, but I don't have any additional comment at this time," Patriots spokesman Stacey James said.​

The NFL ended up suspending Faulk for the season opener, and also docked him for two game checks.


Below is 17 pages of interesting, conflicting reactions from the forum members of PatsFans at the time of the incident - which not surprisingly, turned into a bit of a social commentary/political debate:

SMY: Kevin Faulk cited for marijuana possession

http://www.beloblog.com/ProJo_Blogs/PatsBlog/archives/2008/02/faulk_arrested.html February 26, 2008 Faulk arrested for marijuana possession According to Louisiana station KATC, Patriots running back Kevin Faulk was arrested for misdemeanor marijuana possession on Friday night. Faulk, a team...

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I personally feel much safer.

No hometown hero advantage.

I think the laws are a direct result of Joe Biden's crime bill.

But the Commish's office got the biggest payout for any of their punishments against the Patriots. Brady out for an entire season at no expense at all for them.