Green Bay Packers defensive end Johnny Jolly may have single-handily ended his playing career in the NFL.
According to CBS Houston, Jolly was arrested early Friday morning for possession of codeine – his second major arrest for drugs in the last three years.
After Jolly was pulled over for a routine traffic violation, he handed the police a state identification card — and not a valid driver’s license — as his license is currently suspended. That’s when the red flags went up for the officers, who then discovered 600 grams of codeine under the passenger’s seat and another substance of unknown origin in the driver’s door panel.
Per an ESPN report, Houston police charged Jolly with possession of a controlled substance with intent to distribute.
This could mean jail time for Jolly, a former starter for Green Bay who was arrested in 2008 for possessing over 200 grams of codeine. Last July, the NFL suspended him indefinitely without pay for violating the league’s substance abuse policy.
After being booked in ’08, Jolly was facing up to 20 years in prison, but a court let him off with a form of probation instead. One of the conditions for him to avoid jail time was to stay out of trouble; it’s unclear how this latest incident affects his legal standing.
One thing is certain, though. Commissioner Roger Goodell’s takes a very hard stance against repeat offenders, especially substance abusers, so even if he isn’t sent to the slammer, there’s virtually no chance that he’ll reinstated in the foreseeable future.
