1.

Tank Johnson
On April 30, 2007, Terry "Tank" Johnson pleaded guilty to a misdemeanor weapons charge
as part of an arrangement with prosecutors that will keep him from serving additional jail
time. He was sentenced to 45 days in jail, which was served concurrently with a four-month
sentence he was already serving in the Cook County Jail for violating his probation; to
donate $2,500 to the Gurnee, Illinois Police Department and $2,500 to the Gurnee
Exchange Club's child abuse prevention program.[10]

Johnson's release from jail on May 13 ended his legal problems from the December 2006
weapons incident.[11] The league ultimately suspended Johnson for half of the regular
season on June 4.[12] However, he will have the opportunity to reduce the sentence to six
games if he complies with Commissioner Goodell's guidelines of behavior, which include
going to counseling.

On June 22, Johnson was pulled over speeding in Arizona. According to the police, he was
stopped by the police after traveling at forty miles per hour in a twenty-five-mile per hour
zone. He was later suspected of drinking, but was released without being booked or
charged.

On June 25, 2007, Johnson was released from his contract by the Chicago Bears as a result
of the June 22 incident. Bears General manager Jerry Angelo stated that he had "no room
for error left." The results of Johnson's blood tests were still pending when the Bears made
their decision.[13][14] On July 2, it was announced that Johnson was under the legal limit
and will not be charged with driving under the influence.

On September 18, 2007, Johnson agreed to terms of a two-year contract with the Dallas
Cowboys, but was unable to contact the team until week 9 of the 2007 NFL season

2.Michael Vick
Bad Newz Kennels dog fighting investigation
Beginning on April 25, 2007, a large house and surrounding 15-acre (61,000 m2) property
Michael Vick owned in rural Surry County, Virginia where his 26-year-old cousin Davon T.
Boddie had been residing became part of a continuing police investigation for possible
operation of an illegal dog fighting ring. The action came after police executed a search
warrant following two narcotics arrests of Boddie within a week in the Virginia Peninsula
cities of Newport News and Hampton (each about 20 miles (32 km) away from the Surry
County property) earlier in April. Boddie had given the address of Vick's property in Surry
County as his home address when arrested. Earlier, in February 2007, Boddie was
convicted in the City of Norfolk of disorderly conduct. At that time, he was carrying a Georgia
driver's license giving his address as a house in Duluth, Georgia which was once owned by
Vick.[15]

According to ESPN(Entertainment and Sports Programming Network), during the April 25

narcotics-related search of Vick's home and property at 1915 Moonlight Drive in the
southeastern portion of Surry County, police discovered a large number of animals, and
evidence which they felt indicated dog fighting.[16] They called animal-control officers, who
saw what they said was evidence that dogfights had taken place there. Police obtained
another search warrant,[17] and, with the help of animal control officials from several
localities, removed 66 dogs, 55 of them pit bulls, and seized equipment and some physical
evidence that could be associated with dog fighting.[16] WAVY-TV reported that detectives
also seized guns, illegal ammunition magazines, suspected marijuana and paperwork on
dog fighting.[18]

Vick, along with three others, was indicted by a federal grand jury on July 17, 2007, for
"conspiracy to travel in interstate commerce in aid of unlawful activities and to sponsor a dog
in animal fighting venture".[19][20] The 18-page federal indictment[21] outlines an extensive
operation which included not only unlawful fighting, but violence against dogs which did not
perform well including executions by electrocution, hanging, and shooting, as well as
involving tens of thousands of dollars in gambling activity. The four face $350,000 in fines
and six years in prison if convicted of the federal charges. The operation was based at Vick's
15-acre (61,000 m2) property near Smithfield, Virginia, valued at over $700,000, which could
conceivably be forfeited to the government, as the indictment also puts them on notice that
the government intends to take possession of property used in the illegal operations and any
proceeds.

In late April 2007, Vick denied his involvement and told The Atlanta Journal-Constitution "I'm
never at the house...I left the house with my family...They just haven't been doing the right
thing... It's unfortunate I have to take the heat behind it. If I'm not there, I don't know what's
going on."[18]

Vick appeared in court on July 26, 2007, and pleaded not guilty, the same date that the
Atlanta Falcons began training camp.[22] Later, Vick filed a plea agreement, and admitted
his guilt. Vick was suspended without pay "indefinitely" by the National Football League on
August 24.[23] On August 13, 2009, Vick signed a one-year contract with the Philadelphia
Eagles. He was placed on the exempt/commissioner's permission list on September 5, 2009.
On September 15, 2009, Vick was activated to the 53-man roster.

3.Adrian Peterson
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Adrian Peterson was indicted by a Montgomery County, Texas, grand jury on charges of
reckless or negligent injury to a child on September 12, 2014.[36] He was subsequently
deactivated for one game by the Vikings.[37][38] Photos posted on TMZ.com revealed his 4-
year-old son's legs with slash-like wounds.[39] The prosecution in the case alleges that
Peterson used a tree branch to beat his young son repeatedly on his back, buttocks,
genitals, ankles, and legs.[36] In early November the Vikings' running back had entered a no
contest plea. Adrian Peterson was also ordered to serve 80 hours worth of community
service while also being placed on probation.[40] However, later on in November 2014 the
NFL suspended Peterson for the rest of the season without pay.[41] On December 12, 2014,
the NFL apparently had denied his appeal.

4.Daryl Washington
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Banned substance abuse
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On April 3, 2013, the NFL announced that Daryl Washington would be suspended for the
first four games of the 2013 season for violating the league's substance policy.[59]

On May 30, 2014, the NFL announced that Washington would be suspended for at least the
2014 season for once again violating the league's substance policy bringing his personal
credibility and character into question after his statement from the 2013 violation: "I promise
to work even harder and to not let you guys down anymore."[60]

Assault
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On May 3, 2013, Washington was arrested[61] in Phoenix, Arizona on two counts of
aggravated assault (and one count of criminal trespass in the first-degree) from an incident
on May 1, 2013, involving his 27-year-old ex-girlfriend with whom he shares a daughter.[62]
[63] The altercation concerns a custody dispute over the 5-month-old child. Phoenix Police
accuse him of pushing her with two hands, causing her to fall and break her right collarbone.
On March 24, 2014, he pleaded guilty to the crime of aggravated assault, a class 6 felony.
Washington was sentenced to one-year of supervised probation on April 23, 2014.[64]

5.Greg Hardy
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Prior to the 2015 NFL season, the NFL suspended defensive end Greg Hardy for the first ten
games of the season, later reduced to four, as a result of a domestic violence case. On May
13, 2014, Hardy, then with the Carolina Panthers, was arrested for assault and
communicating threats, after he was alleged to have assaulted an ex-girlfriend by grabbing
her, throwing her into furniture, strangling her, and threatening to kill her.[69][70] On July 15,
a judge found him guilty of assault and communicating threats, and sentenced him to 18
months probation, suspending a 60-day jail sentence.[69][71] When Hardy appealed the
decision, requesting a jury trial, the victim failed to appear in court to testify. As a result, the
prosecutor's office dropped the charges, citing their inability to locate the victim, and "reliable
information" that the two parties had reached a civil settlement.[72][73] Hardy was later
deactivated by the Panthers and let go in free agency before signing with the Cowboys

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