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发帖数: 884 | 1 Four Auburn football players have been kicked off the team after being
arrested and charged with robbery,
burglary and theft.
Mike McNeil, Antonio Goodwin, Shaun Kitchens and Dakota Mosley all were
arrested early Friday morning in
Auburn, Ala.
Auburn police said that three black men entered a house about three miles
from campus, and one displayed
a handgun. Police said they stole property.
After a motor vehicle stop, the four were arrested and a pistol and stolen
property were recovered,
according to Auburn police. Mosley is white.
The four players were charged with five counts of first-degree robbery, one
count of first-degree burglary -
- both of which are felonies -- and one count of third-degree theft. All
four were being held in the Lee
County Detention Center on $511,000 bail.
Later Friday, Auburn coach Gene Chizik issued a statement saying all four
players were thrown off the
team.
"The players arrested in connection with this deeply troubling incident have
been permanently dismissed
from our football team," Chizik said in a statement. "While we realize the
legal process will run its course
and these young men have a right for their case to be heard, playing for
Auburn University is an honor and
a privilege. It is not a right."
Auburn athletics director Jay Jacobs said in a statement: "This type of
behavior will not be tolerated at
Auburn. I fully support Coach Chizik's swift and decisive action to dismiss
these four student-athletes from
our football team effective immediately."
Goodwin, Kitchens and Mosley all were part of the 2010 signing class ranked
No. 4 in the nation by ESPNU
Recruiting. Mosley redshirted last season. Goodwin and Kitchens played
primarily on special teams.
McNeil, a rising senior, led Auburn with 14 tackles in the BCS title game.
He was expected to return to
anchor the Tigers' secondary next season.
"I am extremely disappointed and embarrassed by the actions of these
individuals," Chizik said in a
statement. "I want to personally apologize to all of those who were impacted
by this senseless act, including
the victims, Auburn University and the Auburn family. |
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