"Do you know WHO I am?

[Redheart]

Well, yes...I am reading it right hear on your licence....

ATLANTA -- Atlanta Falcons defensive tackle Rod Coleman was arrested for misdemeanor disorderly conduct during a traffic stop early Friday, allegedly cursing at an officer and asking, "Do you know who I am?"

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2004 SEASON STATISTICS
Tot Ast Solo FF Sack Int
_41 34_ 7 __3 _12__ 1





DeKalb police spokesman Sgt. Charles Dedrick said Coleman "was verbally abusive" to a police officer. Coleman was a passenger in a sports utility vehicle pulled over for speeding on an interstate just outside Atlanta. Another passenger, Sean Watson, was also arrested for disorderly conduct.

During the stop, the officer said he was telling the driver his car insurance was expired when Coleman said, "I wish you would touch my [expletive] truck. Do you know who I am? I play for the Falcons," according to the police report.

Then, according to the report, Coleman tried to walk away from the car and told the officer to shut up. The 6-foot-2, 285-pound Coleman, who is black, also requested a white officer.

The officer, A.C. Francis, complied and also let Coleman call his girlfriend. Francis wrote, "After granting Mr. Coleman every request he asked for besides letting him walk drunk on the interstate ... Mr. Coleman's insults continued and threats escalated until the only choice was to take him to jail."

Coleman spent about three hours in the DeKalb County Jail and was released on a $363 bond, said jail spokeswoman Mikki Jones.

Coleman came to the Falcons from the Oakland Raiders as a free agent in 2004. The Falcons released a statement Friday confirming the arrest but providing no new details.

Coleman missed three games last season with knee and shoulder injuries sustained in a car accident.

 

[BigDavis75]

He played for the Raiders, did you expect him not to do it?

 

[SoCal Cardfan]

"Do you know who I am"?

Umm.. no actually.

 

[maddogkf]

"Do you know who I am"?

Umm.. no actually.

Liz Habib?

 

[jw7]

Liz Habib?

Nice.

 

[Ouchie-Z-Clown]

Liz Habib?

awesome

 

[azdad1978]

Liz Habib?

Thats why she's not on channel 3 anymore

 

[Metcalf Rules]

It would have been funny if the arresting officer, when putting him in jail, said "By the way, do you think you can get me Michael Vick's autograph?"

 

[40yearfan]

Then, according to the report, Coleman tried to walk away from the car and told the officer to shut up. The 6-foot-2, 285-pound Coleman, who is black, also requested a white officer.

 

[1DS]

HELLO NEW SIGNATURE!!!!!

 

[Bada0Bing]

Who were those sports talk guys in the late 90’s that built that team during the offseason from players that got themselves into legal trouble? One took off to Seattle before it was completed. I think it was 910. After a few months of off-season “activities” they had build a formidable team. His name was Tim maybe?

 

[Red Dawn]

In related news:

Steelers | Man Arrested for Trying to be Roethlisberger and St. Pierre
Fri, 15 Jul 2005 15:51:09 -0700

KDKA.com reports a Brentwood man is facing charges for assuming the identity of Pittsburgh Steelers QBs Ben Roethlisberger and Brian St. Pierre. Brian Jackson is now facing charges including criminal mischief and harassment. According to a police affidavit, a man approached a woman in a pizza shop on Brookline Boulevard this summer telling her she was the type of girl that Roethlisberger likes. Once the woman discovered she had been duped, she told Jackson not to contact her anymore; but according to the affidavit, he continued to call. Authorities have released Jackson on his own recognizance, after a hearing, and ordered him to undergo an evaluation at the Allegheny County behavioral clinic.

 

[NJCardFan]

Michael Vick? Hell, I want Ron Mexico's autograph!

 

[AntSports Steve]

On the brightside... A NFL player actually had a designated driver. Wow.

 

[duckfallas]

Liz Habib?

You mean Liz "don't you know who the F I am" Habib? That Liz Habib?

 

[Ryanwb]

I work with a person who was really good friends with Liz "Do you know who I am" and she said she is doing freelance work out of LA and doing remote locations for CNN