High crimes: NFL star Greg Robinson facing 20 years in prison after being arrested while transporting 157lbs of marijuana
Ex-Cleveland Browns offensive tackle Greg Robinson has been charged with intent to distribute marijuana and further related charges after being arrested near the USA-Mexico border with significant quantities of the drug.
Robinson, a former number two pick in the NFL Draft, spent the last season as a member of the Cleveland Browns but had been advised by the team in recent days that they would be declining the opportunity to re-sign him, and it looks like he is currently very far from a football field after being apprehended at a border patrol checkpoint.
However, it is understood that Robinson was not transporting the drugs into or from Mexico.
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The United States Attorney's Office from the Western District of Texas announced in a statement that officers had discovered "approximately 157 pounds of marijuana inside several large duffle bags in the rear cargo area" of a rented car in which both men were traveling.
Browns’ OT Greg Robinson was alleged to have 157 pounds - 157 pounds! - of marijuana in “several large duffle bags in the rear cargo area” in El Paso, Texas today. pic.twitter.com/O7UyfW7AqO
— Adam Schefter (@AdamSchefter) February 20, 2020
Robinson allegedly offered the third man in the car, who is understood to be an Uber driver, quantities of money to assume responsibility for the marijuana in the car. He told police he wouldn't have got in the car had he known what it was carrying.
Per a report by TMZ, police also discovered 23 mason jars, an electronic scale, $3,100 in cash and a can-sealing machine.
Federal authorities filed a criminal complaint against the two players on Wednesday, with a hearing set for Friday.
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He was moved on to the Detroit Lions for a low-round pick soon after, then joined the Cleveland Browns for a season and a half before being told in recent days that the team wouldn't be moving forward with him next season.
