A former NFL player has been sentenced to jail.
Former Detroit Lions cornerback Alex Brown has been sentenced for his role in a drunk driving accident that injured two, including former teammate Charlie Taumoepeau. According to the Detroit Free Press’s Dave Birkett, Wayne County Circuit Court sentenced Brown on a charge of operating a vehicle with a high blood-alcohol content.
He will also receive two years of probation as part of a plea deal. He was fined $778 as well.
Brown was originally arrested on Aug. 15, 2021.
The police report stated Brown was driving the wrong way on southbound Interstate 75 at a high rate of speed when he struck a vehicle driven by a 27-year-old male. Former Lions tight end Charlie Taumoepeau was “removed from the vehicle with the jaws of life” and hospitalized. Taumoepeau, who suffered a fractured fibula and neck injury, returned to football this year to play in the XFL. He’s currently playing for the Seattle Sea Dragons.
Brown, who registered a .211 blood alcohol level, thought he was in Atlanta.
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The Lions released Brown after the incident. He recorded two tackles in three games for the Kansas City Chiefs in 2019.
Unlike Charlie Taumoepeau — Brown is unlikely to ever get another shot to continue his professional football career after his drunk driving decision.
