The legal battles of the NFL players had been a hot topic during this offseason. While many current players in the league have to digest suspension from the franchise along with legal troubles, some former players also hit the headlines several times after embroiling themselves in the notorious run. The Cleveland Browns’ former veteran Buster Skrine has just enlisted himself in the ignoble list.
Buster was named to the First-team All-Southern Conference during his time at the University of Tennessee. He started his journey in the NFL after being drafted by the Browns with the No. 137 overall in the fifth round of the 2011 NFL Draft.
Who is former NFL CB Buster Skrine?
The ex-NFL star Skrine spent his first four seasons in Cleveland after being drafted by the Browns. Later, he kept bouncing from one franchise to another in the league. The 34-year-old signed with the New York Jets in 2015 and played with the team till 2018 before signing with Chicago Bears to play for them from 2019-20. He later played for the San Francisco 49ers and Tennessee Titans in 2021 before biding adieu to his football career on July 26, 2022.
The former Chattanooga standout recorded 590 total tackles, 3.5 sacks, six forced fumbles along with four fumble recoveries, 88 pass deflections as well as 10 interceptions throughout his 11 season-career in the NFL and reportedly earned more than $40 million during the time period.
Why was ex-NFL CB Buster Skrine arrested? Reason Explained
Skrine was arrested on Wednesday at Pearson International Airport in Toronto due to the allegations of defrauding banks of more than $100,000 across Canada. His fraudulent action started in September 2022 and continued till the summer of 2023 and the investigation of the incident started last month, per Chris Fox of CTV News Toronto.
Report: Ex-#Jets, #Browns CB Buster Skrine was arrested in Canada after authorities said he fraudulently obtained more than $100,000 from a banks throughout the country, per @TMZ_Sports
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The 2011 fifth-round pick of the Browns reportedly attended multiple financial institutions in the time period to identify himself as a retired football player. He used to open bank accounts with fraudulent checks and obtain a part of the amount before clearing the check.
According to a report from Fox Sports, he had been charged with “four counts of fraud over $5,000; seven counts of making false statements to procure money; three counts of possession of property obtained by crime over $5,000; and possession of property obtained by crime under $5,000.” The former veteran player is awaiting a bail hearing.
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