Former Seahawks tight end Jerramy Stevens was released by the Tampa Bay Buccaneers on Monday morning after being arrested on three drug charges Saturday evening near the Bucs' team hotel.
Jerramy StevensStevens, 30, has had numerous legal issues since his days at the University of Washington. The Bucs let him go following his arrest on three separate drug charges when police found 38 grams of marijuana in his vehicle after pulling him over because of loud music coming from his truck.
Here's the St. Petersburg Times story with details of his arrest when he was charged with two felonies -- possession of marijuana and intent to sell -- along with a misdemeanor charge for possession of drug paraphernalia.
Stevens was released on $4,500 bail, but the Buccaneers made him inactive for Sunday's game and then cut him Monday.
Stevens was a first-round draft pick of the Seahawks in 2002 and spent five years with Seattle, including the 2005 Super Bowl season.
But his legal issues date back to assault and marijuana arrests while in high school at River Ridge in Olympia, as well as a well-publicized reckless driving incident in college when he ran his vehicle into a nursing home and later plead guilty to hit-and-run.
Stevens has been arrested three times on alcohol charges, including a 2007 conviction for extreme drunken driving in Arizona that resulted in an NFL suspension and 30-day jail sentence.
Stevens was initially accused of marijuana possession in that arrest as well, but the charge was dropped.
Stevens had caught just three passes for 53 yards in Tampa Bay's first five games this season. His career totals stand at 202 receptions for 2,217 yards and 22 touchdowns.
SOURCE:http://blog.seattlepi.com/football/archives/226044.asp
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