Michael Irvin was arrested in 1996 on charges of cocaine possession while celebrating his 30th birthday. Irvin’s trial made national headlines – thanks in part to him wearing a mink coat – and he pled no contest to the charges and was sentenced to community service and four-years probation. He also paid a $10,000 fine. Irvin was suspended for five games of the 1996 and the Cowboys failed to defend their Super Bowl championship. Irvin went on to play three more seasons for the Cowboys, and was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame. Irvin joined NFL Network in 2009. (Greg Trott/Associated Press)
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Jamal Lewis spent four months in a Florida prison in 2005 after pleading guilty to using his cell phone to try engineer a drug deal in 2000. Lewis rushed for 906 yards after being released from an Atlanta-era halfway house in 2005, but he did have three solid seasons with the Ravens (2006) and Browns (2007-08), but has not played in the NFL since 2009. (Frank Victores/US Presswire)
Leonard Little received four-years probation and 1,000 hours of community service after pleading guilty to involuntary manslaughter after driving drunk and killing a motorist after leaving his birthday party in 1998. Little was suspended for eight games after the incident, but managed to be a vital member of St. Louis’ XXXIV championship team. Little was arrested for drunk driving in 2004, but again received probation. Little did not play in 2010, after playing 12 years with St. Louis. (Scott Rovak/US Presswire)
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