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Offensive lineman Gennaro DiNapoli #64 of the Oakland Raiders talks to reporters during the 1998 Oakland Raiders Training Camp in Napa, California. ( Jed Jacobsohn /Allsport)
NEWTOWN, Conn. (AP) — A former National Football League player is facing charges of selling prescription painkillers from his Connecticut home.
Ex-Dallas Cowboys player Gennaro DiNapoli was charged last week with two counts of selling oxycodone. The Newtown resident was released on $150,000 bond and is due in Danbury Superior Court on June 17.
A message left on his cellphone Friday hasn’t been returned.
An arrest warrant affidavit says DiNapoli sold Drug Enforcement Administration undercover agents more than $6,000 worth of oxycodone pills in two transactions in April and May.
DiNapoli played seven seasons as a center and a guard in the NFL. He also played for the Oakland Raiders and the Tennessee Titans.
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