(yahoosports) Less than three months after winning a Super Bowl ring, Kansas City Chiefs cornerback Bashaud Breeland was arrested Tuesday in South Carolina on five charges, according to the Post and Courier.
Breeland is reportedly facing the following counts: resisting arrest, the transport of alcohol in motor vehicle with a broken seal, open container of beer or wine in motor vehicle, possession of 28 grams or less of marijuana or 10 grams of hash, and driving without a license.
Breeland released a statement via Twitter proclaiming his innocence.
“Lot of people wanna speculate on my situation and don’t know the facts. I really was at a gas pump got approach by two guys, police pulled up they throw something (in) my car as police pulled up which the cop saw and I was the one detained wit charges that really shouldn’t be charged. I’m not fighting to clear a name I don’t care wat [sic] people think, I know the truth, innocent until proven guilty.”
A starter on the Chiefs’ victorious Super Bowl LIV team, Breeland recently signed a one-year, $4.5 million contract to return the team for its title defense.
Breeland had a big night during the Super Bowl against the San Francisco 49ers, leading the Chiefs in tackles with seven and recording an interception early in the second quarter.
