Ryan Leaf indicted on drug charges

[dadymat]

and ESPN passed on a chance to call him "Former Dallas Cowboy"

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4196444


Report: Leaf indicted on felony charges

Ryan Leaf was quarterbacks coach at Division II West Texas A&M.
Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf was indicted Wednesday by a grand jury in Randall County, Texas, a television station in San Diego reported on Thursday.

Leaf, a former top pick by the San Diego Chargers, was indicted on seven counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud, one count of delivery of a simulated controlled substance, and one count of burglary of a habitation, according to court records.

If convicted, the burglary charge carries a sentence of two to 20 years. The other counts could carry up to a two-year sentence in a state jail each, according to court records.

The Chargers chose Leaf out of Washington State with the second overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft. He played in the NFL from 1998 to 2001.

He most recently coached football and golf at West Texas A&M University. He resigned after acknowledging he had asked a West Texas A&M player for a pill to help him deal with lingering pain from an injury Leaf had sustained during his NFL playing days, ESPN reported in November 2008.

 

[tunahelper]

This guy cant get out of his own way.

 

[The Ominous]

Same 'ol story with these busts.

 

[jobberone]

It's a shame people don't know more about chronic pain. Too bad for him. The burglary charge is the biggie.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

Man this guy just can't help himself. He just has to do anything dumb that he possibly can.

 

[Hostile]

My friend Rich laughed at me when I said he was going to be a huge bust. He may be the all time biggest bust.

 

[SteveOS]

http://sports.espn.go.com/nfl/news/story?id=4196444

Leaf in rehab in British Columbia
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CANYON, Texas -- Former NFL quarterback Ryan Leaf has been indicted by a Randall County grand jury on drug and burglary charges.

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AP Photo/Amarillo Globe-News/Henry BargasRyan Leaf was quarterbacks coach at Division II West Texas A&M.

The indictment was handed up Wednesday in Canyon. It charged the 33-year-old former San Diego Chargers quarterback and former West Texas A&M football and golf coach with one count of burglary to a habitation, seven counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and delivery of a simulated controlled substance.

Canyon police Lt. Dale Davis said Leaf is suspected of breaking into a Canyon apartment on Oct. 30 and stealing the painkiller Hydrocodone, which had been prescribed to an injured football player.

James Farren, Randall County criminal district attorney, said Leaf has been undergoing drug rehabilitation in British Columbia, the Amarillo Globe-News reported. Farren told the newspaper that efforts were under way to try to convince Leaf to return to the United States on his own.

It was not clear whether Leaf had an attorney.

If convicted, the burglary charge carries a sentence of two to 20 years. The other counts could carry up to a two-year sentence in a state jail each, according to court records.

The Chargers chose Leaf out of Washington State with the second overall pick in the 1998 NFL Draft. He played in the NFL from 1998 to 2001.

The Associated Press contributed to this report.

 

[JonJon]

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[LeonDixson]

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Good one.

I'm surprised they didn't mention the Dallas Cowboys once in the article.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

apparently he asked around the players he coached if he could get some oxycotin or something for injuries he sustained in the NFL

riiiight

 

[Bob Sacamano]

My friend Rich laughed at me when I said he was going to be a huge bust. He may be the all time biggest bust.

same as us laughing at you for pimping Mike Williams

 

[Hostile]

same as us laughing at you for pimping Mike Williams

Pimping? I was straight up auditioning to be his agent.

 

[Yeagermeister]

same as us laughing at you for pimping Mike Williams

And Brandon Everidge :laugh2:

 

[Yeagermeister]

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Added to my collection :laugh2:

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

Unfortunate.


While he is responsible for his actions. I think due to the fact that he couldnt deal with pressure from the media. They helped break him.

 

[DallasEast]

Canyon police Lt. Dale Davis said Leaf is suspected of breaking into a Canyon apartment on Oct. 30 and stealing the painkiller Hydrocodone, which had been prescribed to an injured football player.

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http://www.drugs.com/hydrocodone.html
Important information about hydrocodone and acetaminophen

Tell your doctor if you drink more than three alcoholic beverages per day or if you have ever had alcoholic liver disease (cirrhosis). You may not be able to take medication that contains acetaminophen.

Hydrocodone may be habit-forming and should be used only by the person it was prescribed for. Keep the medication in a secure place where others cannot get to it. Hydrocodone can cause side effects that may impair your thinking or reactions. Be careful if you drive or do anything that requires you to be awake and alert.

Tell your doctor if the medicine seems to stop working as well in relieving your pain.

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There's always a catch.

 

[guag]

Opiates (hydrocodone, oxycodone) are no joke man, they are basically heroin created in a lab. Once you get started on them (for injury or whatever), it's not too hard to become addicted pretty quickly, and it's one of the hardest addictions to break. I kinda feel for the guy, regardless of how he originally got started on it.

 

[Yeagermeister]

Opiates (hydrocodone, oxycodone) are no joke man, they are basically heroin created in a lab. Once you get started on them (for injury or whatever), it's not too hard to become addicted pretty quickly, and it's one of the hardest addictions to break. I kinda feel for the guy, regardless of how he originally got started on it.

Unless I'm in unbearable pain I won't even fill a pain med prescription.

 

[xpistofer]

Unless I'm in unbearable pain I won't even fill a pain med prescription.

wisdom

 

[Apollo Creed]

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