Ex-Raider Robbins arrested on marijuana charge

AP via ESPN ^ | Aug. 14, 2005, 5:17 PM ET | Staff

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

SAN ANTONIO -- Former NFL offensive lineman Barret Robbins, awaiting trial on attempted murder, was arrested on a marijuana possession charge, police said Sunday.

Robbins, a former Pro Bowler with the Oakland Raiders, was detained Saturday night after a bike patrol officer noticed the smell of marijuana coming from his car, Officer Joe Rios said.

"We had probable cause and the officer saw a marijuana pipe in plain view on the center console," Rios said. "He gave no resistance and was very passive, but officers were aware of his violent past."

In January, Robbins was shot twice in the chest after allegedly fighting with Miami police who were making a burglary call. Robbins, found hiding in a women's restroom, was accused of beating one police officer to the floor, slamming another into a wall and ramming a third officer's head into a wall.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

This is the same guy who disappeared before the 2003 Oakland-Tampa Bay Superbowl. He came back the night before the game so high and drunk that he was babbling incoherently. The team did the only thing they could and benched him.

[martin_fierro]

Oakland: Where Pro Football Careers Go To Die.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Yep! Just another day in the NFL...

[scott says]

NFL PING
FReepmail me to get on or off

[mcg2000]

It's sad to say ... he's probably safer behind bars than in society.

[buccaneer81]

Oakland: Where Pro Football Careers Go To Die.

Tell that to Jim Plunkett.

[TheForceOfOne]

LOL!

The only team in the NFL that gets senior citizen discounts when the go out to dinner!

[mainepatsfan]

Maybe he knew what was going to happen to the Raiders in that game.

[JeffAtlanta]

Yep! Just another day in the NFL...

The guy is bipolar? Are you saying that a person suffering from a bipolar disorder is the norm in the NFL? Maybe you just reflexively wanted to attack NFL players as is the norm on this forum.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

Since over 25% of all NFL players have been convicted of felonies and over 50% have been arrested for a felony, so yes, this is a normal thing for the NFL and the majority (literally) of them act this way. It's not my fault the NFL is full of criminals. Stop your whining.

[JeffAtlanta]

Since over 25% of all NFL players have been convicted of felonies and over 50% have been arrested for a felony

That is BS. Please cite your source for those statements.

[A CA Guy]

Violence, the gateway drug and football. I'm shocked!

[JeffAtlanta]

Violence, the gateway drug and football. I'm shocked!

The guy suffers from a pretty severe case of bipolar disorder. If anything, this is an example of the mentally ill being arrested for crimes.

[A CA Guy]

Makes sense that the mentally ill would play with recreational drugs. Thanks for the information.

[A CA Guy]

Ping

[JeffAtlanta]

Since over 25% of all NFL players have been convicted of felonies and over 50% have been arrested for a felony, so yes, this is a normal thing for the NFL and the majority (literally) of them act this way.

I am still waiting for you to back this assertion up.

[Excuse_My_Bellicosity]

My source is right here, stated by Jeff Benedict and Don Yaeger: http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-reviews/0446524034/ref=cm_cr_dp_pt/103-7908191-5395059?%5Fencoding=UTF8&n=283155&s=books