According to ESPNDallas.com, Cowboys c
ornerback Bryan McCann was arrested in Dallas on Saturday morning. He was taken to a local-area detox center, where he spent nearly eight hours before being released.
Despite being charged with public intoxication, McCann issued a statement earlier today, claiming his innocence.
“I was not intoxicated and did not pose a danger to myself or others,” McCann said in a statement released through his agent, John Biggins. “I am very grateful that, due to the Constitution and Americans’ strong and enduring belief in due process, I am presumed innocent of this public intoxication charge because I am innocent.”
“My good name and reputation mean everything to me,” McCann said in his statement. “I have never been arrested before and take pride in conducting myself at all times in a responsible and respectful manner off the football field.”
McCann broke into the league as an undrafted rookie in 2010, and served as a return man for the Cowboys. Appearing in nine games, his signature moment of the year was a 101-yard pick-six against the New York Giants.
Although the NFL has locked out its players, the personal conduct policy still applies to McCann. If this incident causes him to violate that policy, he could face punishment from the league and commissioner Roger Goodell once a new CBA is in place.
