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The rapid deterioration of Davone Bess' football (and possibly personal) life is happening right before our very eyes. Bess was excused from the Cleveland Browns in late-December for personal reasons, and then a week or so later, he began posting pictures of himself smoking a substance, possibly marijuana, on social media for everybody to see. Matt Wood of DBN covered that story at the beginning of January, but strangely enough, none of the local media outlets even made mention of Bess' behavior.
Posting a picture of weed on Twitter: Maybe not the best idea if you're an NFL player - http://t.co/eqMezHmZHU pic.twitter.com/aayfI1mwov
— Sporting News (@sportingnews) January 16, 2014
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On Thursday, Bess posted another photo incriminating himself to the NFL, and this time, everyone in the Cleveland media ran with it. A team spokesman was reached for comment, and reportedly relayed the following: "The team is aware of the photos and looking further into the situation and will deal with the matter internally."
Flashforward to 6:19 AM this morning, where Bess was taken into custody by police at Fort Lauderdale International Airport for assaulting a police office/firefighter. Please get this guy away from the Browns as quick as possible, and try to see if you can recoup at least a portion of his guaranteed money for 2014. Surely there is an out-clause in the event a player purposefully throws his career away, right?
And now, we have a mugshot for Bess, too. Just the type of publicity this team needs, eh?
Via @CBSMami: #Browns WR Davone Bess arrested this morning for assaulting officer http://t.co/kk5eHuNqjH pic.twitter.com/Iq4KXfahRp
— Matt Skrajner (@MattNewsHerald) January 17, 2014
Following the arrest, the Browns released the following statement:
#Browns statement on Davone Bess arrest: "The team is aware of the situation and currently working to gather more information.''
— Mary Kay Cabot (@MaryKayCabot) January 17, 2014
