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The Ultimate Guide to the NFL's Offseason of Crimes and Misdemeanors

By: The Football Girl | Posted: July 17, 2012

Ray Lewis should probably stick to football and not crime prognostication. Last May, the Ravens linebacker predicted a lost NFL season would lead to mayhem.    

"Do this research if we don't have a season -- watch how much evil, which we call crime, watch how much crime picks up, if you take away our game,” Lewis said. 

Well, Mr. Lewis, a new CBA was signed, a season was played and what has ensued is a wave of crime so unprecedented and robust that even "The Wire’s" David Simon would have trouble explaining its origin.

Here is the ensemble cast of the 2012 NFL Offseason Police Blotter Extravaganza, a list shocking to view in its entirety. While there were plenty of arrests during the season as well (hello, Sam Hurd!), this list is for the offseason, which began on January 2nd.

(Full disclosure: I listed as many as I could from memory and utilized this database from UTSanDiego.com to fill in the rest.)

January 19^th – Jerome Simpson, Bengals WR (Marijuana Trafficking)

January 23^rd – Johnny Culbreath, Lions OT (Marijuana Possession)

January 27^th – Ray Maualuga, Bengals LB (DUI)

January 28^th – Aldon Smith, 49ers LB (DUI)

February 1^st – Knowshon Moreno, Broncos RB (DUI)

February 13^th – J.T. Thomas, Bears LB (Marijuana Possession)

February 18^th – Mikel Leshoure, Lions RB (Marijuana Possession)

February 23^rd – Nate Collins, Jaguars DT (Marijuana Possession)

February 25^th - Leroy Hill, Seahawks LB (Marijuana Possession)

February 26^th – Jarriel King, former Seahawks OL (Sexual Assault)

March 12^th – Mikel LeShoure, Lions RB (Marijuana Possession)

March 17^th – Samson Satele, Colts OL (Disorderly Conduct)

March 30^th – Koa Misi, Dolphins LB (Warrant for Battery)

April 3^rd – Nick Fairley, Lions DT (Marijuana Possession)

April 7^th – Darrius Heyward-Bey, Raiders WR (DUI)

April 26^th – Brandon Meriweather, Redskins S (DUI)

April 28^th – Caleb King, former Vikings RB (Assault)

May 27^th – Nick Fairley, Lions DT (DUI, Eluding Police)

June 2^nd – Jerome Felton, Vikings FB (DWI)

June 3^rd – Justin Blackmon, Jaguars WR (DUI)

June 10^th – Dave Diehl, Giants OL (DUI)

June 23^rd – Aaron Berry, Lions CB (DUI)

July 7^th - Adrian Peterson, Vikings RB (Resisting Arrest outside nightclub)

July 7^th – Dion Lewis, Eagles RB (Pulling a Fire Alarm in hotel)

July 14^th – Marshawn Lynch, Seahawks RB (DUI)

July 14^th – Dez Bryant, Cowboys WR (Domestic Violence)

July 14^th – Elvis Dumervil, Broncos DE (Aggravated Assault with a Weapon) 

And now let me present some awards… 

Biggest Individual Criminals: (tie) Mikel Leshourse and Nick Fairley, two arrests each

Most Criminal Team: Lions, in a landslide. Six arrests.

Most Improved Team: Lions, no arrests in July

Worst Samaritan Team: (tie) 49ers, Bears, Bengals, Broncos, Colts, Cowboys, Dolphins, Eagles, Giants, Jaguars, Lions, Raiders, Redskins, Seahawks, Vikings

Most Common Crime: DUI, eleven violations

Most Outdated Crime: Marijuana, no violations since April

Busiest Month: February (six arrests)

And finally

Most Original Mugshot: Adrian Peterson, in a landslide