One of the biggest stories in the NFL this week involves Cincinnati Bengals wide receiver Jerome Simpson after authorities traced a 2.5 pound package of marijuana from California to his house. While Simpson’s teammate Anthony Collins happened to be at the household when authorities arrived on Tuesday, Bengals head coach Marvin Lewis has made it clear that his offensive lineman has nothing to do with the incident.
On Friday, Collins released a statement through his attorney, Robert Lotz, about what happened on Tuesday that can be found below courtesy of the Cincinnati Enquirer’s Joe Reedy:
This past Tuesday morning I stopped by the house of my teammate, Jerome Simpson, on my way to the stadium. While I was at his home, several law enforcement officers unexpectedly entered the house. I had no idea what it was about and after identifying myself and speaking to the officers, they let me go on my way.
Unfortunately I was just in the wrong place at the wrong time. However, I do want to take this opportunity to let my fans, friends and family know that I had no part in the reported activities at Jerome’s home. I have done nothing wrong and I have not been charged with doing anything wrong. So far as I know, I am no longer a part of any investigation.
In due time, I am confident that authorities will clear my name and announce I am not a person of interest and my name will be completely cleared from Tuesday’s incident. In the meantime, my focus will continue to be on playing football and helping my teammates, coaches and the rest of the Cincinnati Bengals organization have a successful 2011 season.
Simpson has been excused from practice the last two days and whether or not he’ll play Sunday against the San Francisco 49ers is still unknown as the organization continues to gather information about this incident. Unfortunately, things don’t look good for Simpson as of now considering authorities found six more pounds of marijuana in his household and the wideout could even face jail for this incident.
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