'Sad situation': Internet upset as ex-Kansas City Chiefs player Bashaud Breeland gets arrested 3rd time

CHARLOTTE, NORTH CAROLINA: Former Kansas City Chiefs defensive back Bashaud Breeland was apprehended twice over the weekend in less than a year.

The 32-year-old was arrested on drug charges after Charlotte-Mecklenburg police discovered narcotics and multiple firearms, reported Fox News.

The authorities reportedly had a hard time arresting the ex-cornerback as they were assaulted during the process, per The Charlotte Observer.

What charges does Bashaud Breeland face?

Breeland is slapped with charges of drugs and assault on a government official, resisting an officer, and injury to personal property.

Police said they discovered marijuana, a plastic bag with mushrooms, five promethazine hydrochloride bottles (used to treat motion sickness), and dihydrocodeine bitartrate, a synthetic opioid analgesic used to treat moderate to severe pain.

Bashaud Breeland was arrested in August last year

The Super Bowl LIV champion was arrested in August 2023 and charged with possession of a stolen vehicle, guns, and drugs. He faced a total of eight counts, which included altering serial numbers and a title, according to records.

He was allegedly in possession of two AR-15s, a pair of AK-47s, five pounds of weed, and 62 grams of mushrooms while in a stolen Mercedes SUV.

The eight-year NFL veteran was also arrested in South Carolina in 2020 in an incident in which he resisted being put into handcuffs and had a gun pointed in his face, per New York Post.

Bashaud Breeland's NFL career

Breeland, who was a star at Clemson from 2010-13 was a fourth-round draft pick by Washington Redskins in 2014 and then left for the Packers in 2018. He then spent a year in Green Bay with the Packers before his two seasons with the Chiefs.

The father-of-one last played in the 2021 season with the Minnesota Vikings. He signed with the Arizona Cardinals practice squad in early 2022 but never suited up for them.

Breeland has intercepted 16 passes in his career and picked off Jimmy Garoppolo in the Super Bowl.

Internet reacts to Bashaud Breeland's arrest

Internet users were seemingly disappointed with the 32-year-old's second time arrest within a span of a year.

One user tweeted, "Looks like winning the Super Bowl isn't a game-changer for some folks' off-field decisions," and another wrote, "That's a sad situation."

"Some people always want to live that life style, then bitch about being oppressed," opined one, and another asked, "He has everything, his life is good, what does he need drugs for?"

"Why he is doing such disgusting things," questioned another user.

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