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It's a miracle they didn't refer to him as a former Dallas Cowboys quarterback.
Ryan Leaf given 10 years of probation
Former Chargers quarterback accepts plea bargain Aaron Wilson
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Former San Diego Chargers quarterback Ryan Leaf avoided jail time in his felony drug and burglary case, accepting a plea bargain today.
He was sentenced to 10 years of probation and fined $20,000 after pleading guilty to seven counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and one count of delivery of a simulated controlled substance, according to the Associated Press.
Leaf, 33, has battled an addiction to pain-killers.
"I convinced myself it wasn't a big deal because these weren't illegal drugs," Leaf said while reading a prepared statement. "But I did have a problem. It finally hit me square in the face in West Texas; I finally had to look squarely in the mirror."
Leaf told reporters he has been to treatement and has been sober for 17 months.
Leaf is one of the biggest NFL draft busts of all-time.
He's well aware of what kind of failure he was in the NFL after a successful career at Washington State.
"I didn't walk away from it lightly and I think people have the wrong impression of that. It hurt me to the core that I wasn't successful at that time," Leaf said. "I don't think people understand how much it hurt for me to walk away from it."
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Ryan Leaf given 10 years of probation
Former Chargers quarterback accepts plea bargain Aaron Wilson
Print This Send This April 14, 2010, 06:21 PM EST Add a Comment
Former San Diego Chargers quarterback Ryan Leaf avoided jail time in his felony drug and burglary case, accepting a plea bargain today.
He was sentenced to 10 years of probation and fined $20,000 after pleading guilty to seven counts of obtaining a controlled substance by fraud and one count of delivery of a simulated controlled substance, according to the Associated Press.
Leaf, 33, has battled an addiction to pain-killers.
"I convinced myself it wasn't a big deal because these weren't illegal drugs," Leaf said while reading a prepared statement. "But I did have a problem. It finally hit me square in the face in West Texas; I finally had to look squarely in the mirror."
Leaf told reporters he has been to treatement and has been sober for 17 months.
Leaf is one of the biggest NFL draft busts of all-time.
He's well aware of what kind of failure he was in the NFL after a successful career at Washington State.
"I didn't walk away from it lightly and I think people have the wrong impression of that. It hurt me to the core that I wasn't successful at that time," Leaf said. "I don't think people understand how much it hurt for me to walk away from it."
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