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While Tom Cable learned that no charges would be filed against him earlier today, but two others did not possess such luck.Aqib Talib and Onterrio Smith both found themselves in the media spotlight today, but not quite for anything they want to be known for.
Talib was charged with misdemeanor simple battery today stemming from a two-month old incident with a cab driver, according to the Tampa Tribune.
The report says that Talib struck Mr. Duggan, who drove Talib and two other Buccaneer teammates from a night club to a Tampa hotel back on August 19.
This isn't the first time Talib has found himself in some kind of accusation of "physical misconduct".
At last year's Rookie Symposium, he got into an altercation with teammate, at the time, Corey Byrd.
Then, in May minicamp, he swung his helmet intending to hit teammate Donald Penn, but instead missed Penn and struck Torrie Cox.
No comment from Talib, and only a "we're monitoring the situation" from the team, but Talib is apparently still on schedule to fly with the team to London for when they take on the Patriots.
Also finding himself on the wrong side of the law is former Minnesota Viking, Onterrio Smith, who often found himself caught up in drugs which cut his career short, apparently has not learned any better as he was arrested on drug charges.
According to the Sacremento Bee, Smith was a passenger in a car that was stopped for a simple speeding violation, but quickly turned sour.
The driver was arrested for suspicion of driving under the influence, and Smith was arrested when the background check showed an outstanding warrant from Sacremento for "possession of a controlled substance".
Smith entered the league in 2003, but found himself suspended in the 2005 off-season for violating the leagues substance abuse policy, and never returned.
He is infamous for being stopped in a Minneapolis Airport with a device now known as the "Whizzinator".
While Smith is out of the league, Talib is still an active member of the NFL, and has started all six games for the Buccaneers this season, but expect that to change shortly.
Even if Talib is exonerated on any charges, it would be his third run-in with such an incident, and that should certainly throw up a red flag in the face of Roger Goodell.
To be in the situation one time, you can get a pass. Two times, you've got to find new places to hang out or change your demeanor.
But for it to be a third time, even just being in the situation means you're doing something wrong, and Roger Goodell is synonymous with running a tight ship, and this Buc is about to walk the plank.
