Canadian Football (Gridiron)
| Name | Team when arrested | Offense | Sentence | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cody Ledbetter | released/retired from Hamilton Tiger-Cats | probation violation | 12 years | |
| Trevis Smith | Saskatchewan Roughriders | aggravated sexual assault | 5½ years | |
| Terry Underwood | released/retired (from Toronto Argonauts) | murder | 30–60 years | eligible for Parole in 2028. Page at NJ DOC |
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Famous quotes containing the words canadian and/or football:
“We’re definite in Nova Scotia—’bout things like ships ... and fish, the best in the world.”
—John Rhodes Sturdy, Canadian screenwriter. Richard Rossen. Joyce Cartwright (Ella Raines)
“In football they measure forty-yard sprints. Nobody runs forty yards in basketball. Maybe you run the ninety-four feet of the court; then you stop, not on a dime, but on Miss Liberty’s torch. In football you run over somebody’s face.”
—Donald Hall (b. 1928)