Sad News: Georgia Bulldogs key player has been arrested and detained due to reckless……..
FILE – Jarvis Jones works with the Georgia defense during an NCAA college football practice in Athens, Ga., Friday, Aug. 2, 2019. Former Georgia and NFL linebacker Jarvis Jones, who now works on the football staff at his alma mater, was arrested for speeding and reckless driving ahead of the Bulldogs’ season opener. Jones’ arrest late Friday, Sept. 1, 2023, is the latest driving incident to tarnish the two-time reigning national champions. Joshua L. Jones/Athens Banner-Herald via AP, File
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ATHENS, Ga. (AP) — Former Georgia and NFL linebacker Jarvis Jones, who now works on the football staff at his alma mater, was arrested for speeding and reckless driving ahead of the Bulldogs’ season opener, police said
Jones’ arrest late Friday is the latest driving investigation to tarnish the two-time reigning national champions, who have struggled to deal with the issue since a high-speed crash killed offensive lineman Devin Willock and recruiting staffer Chandler LeCroy on Jan. 15, just hours after a celebratory parade through Athen
The 33-year-old Jones is player coordinator for the Bulldogs. He played at Georgia from 2010-12 under former coach Mark Richt, setting school records for sacks in a season (14.5) and tackles for loss (24.5) that still stan
An Athens-Clarke County police report shows Jones was arrested shortly before midnight last Friday for maximum limits speeding and reckless driving. He was released on $2,400 bond about an hour late
FILE – Baylor’s Matt Ritchey (45) stands on the field by a Big 12 Conference logo during an NCAA college football game against TCU in Waco, Texas, Oct. 13, 2012.
The Big 12 has revealed its football schedule for the 2024 season, its first without Southeastern Conference-bound marquee programs Texas and Oklahoma. The slate incorporates new members Arizona, Arizona State and Utah and marks the return of Colorado to the now 16-team league. (AP Photo/Tony Gutierrez, File
After being selected No. 17 overall by Pittsburgh in the 2013 NFL draft, Jones spent four seasons with the Steelers. He retired before the 2017 campaign after being released with an injury settlement by the Arizona Cardinal
Georgia coach Kirby Smart said Monday that Jones would face “internal discipline
“It’s a personnel matter and I really can’t comment further on it,” Smart said
Police said LeCroy, while driving an SUV leased by the university, was racing former Georgia star Jalen Carter when she lost control of the vehicle. Carter, a first-round pick of the Philadelphia Eagles, received probation and a $1,000 fine after pleading no contest to misdemeanor charges of reckless driving and racing
