Dallas Cowboys lineman charged after teammate dies in auto crash

Associated Press

Saturday, Dec. 8, 2012 | 12:48 p.m.

IRVING, Texas — Dallas Cowboys practice-squad linebacker Jerry Brown was killed in a one-car accident Saturday and teammate Josh Brent was charged with intoxication manslaughter. Irving police spokesman John Argumaniz said the accident happened about 2:20 a.m. Saturday in the Dallas suburb. Brent was speeding when the vehicle hit a curb and flipped at least once, Argumaniz said. Argumaniz says the 25-year-old Brown, who played in college at Illinois, was found unresponsive at the scene and pronounced dead at a hospital. The police spokesman says officers conducted a field sobriety test on Brent and arrested him. The charge was upgraded ...

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By dlharris

Dec. 8, 2012

1:34 p.m.

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this is sad indeed goodell should just ban all players from vegas also before something bad happens out here .the nfl players all come here after the season is over not fun to deal with with when they get drunk and disorderly at the clubs