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Upon returning home from the Seattle Seahawks season-ending win over the Arizona Cardinals on Sunday night, backup quarterback Geno Smith decided it was the perfect time to drink and drive. Luckily, for all of the other drivers on the road, Smith was pulled over and arrested on suspicion of DUI before posting bail in the morning and being released. Now, one day later, details have emerged from the arrest that explains why Smith was pulled over in the first place.
An arrest report says Seattle Seahawks backup quarterback Geno Smith’s arrest on suspicion of driving under the influence came after the Washington State Patrol pulled him over for going 96 mph in a 60 mph zone. #FOX13 https://t.co/QC8cSNyIiD
— FOX 13 Seattle (@fox13seattle) January 11, 2022
The speeding and erratic driving are eerily similar to the facts of the Las Vegas Raiders' Henry Ruggs' case. In that crash, the wideout was driving speeds above 120 miles per hour before crashing into a car and trapping the owner and her dog to burn to death. The only thing that happened differently in this situation is that Smith was pulled over before he had the chance to kill someone.
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To go along with Smith, Raiders cornerback Nate Hobbs was also busted for driving under the influence of alcohol last week. DUI is the most common crime for NFL players, with a total of 237 DUI's being given to players from the league from 2000 until now. Under commissioner Roger Goodell, that number has taken a sharp decrease in every year that he has been in charge until this year. Perhaps a memo or two about not endangering the livelihood of civilians every week would be in order. If they can crackdown on illegal socks, they can surely get these players to stop getting behind the wheel after drinking.
