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Cowboys among NFL teams with fewest brushes with the law
Ray Rice. Adrian Peterson. Greg Hardy. Ray McDonald.
The past few weeks have been a disaster for the image of the National Football League and for the credibility of commissioner Roger Goodell.
Each day seems to bring more news of a player - or an owner - in trouble with the law. News off the field has far overshadowed what is going on between the white lines.
The Cowboys were criticized by many for their decision to bring back defensive tackle Josh Brent, who was involved in a one-car wreck that killed his teammate Jerry Brown in December 2012. Brent is suspended for the first 10 games of the 2014 season.
No team is immune. And if you need proof, USA Today has an NFL player arrest database.
The database has information going back to 2000 on brushes with the law involving NFL players.
Fourteen current or former Cowboys players are listed in the database, which makes the team one of the more law-abiding franchises in the league, if the number of incidents is the only measuring stick.
Here's the rundown for all 32 NFL teams.
Houston -- 11
Arizona -- 12; St. Louis -- 12
Dallas -- 14; NY Giants -- 14; Philadelphia -- 14
New England -- 15; NY Jets -- 15
Detroit -- 17; Green Bay -- 17
Atlanta -- 18; Buffalo -- 18
Carolina -- 19; San Fransisco -- 19; Oakland -- 19
New Orleans -- 20; Washington -- 20
Pittsburgh -- 21
Seattle -- 22
Baltimore -- 23
Indianapolis -- 24
San Diego -- 26
Chicago -- 28; Cleveland -- 28; Miami -- 28
Kansas City -- 30
Jacksonville -- 31
Tampa Bay -- 32
Tennessee -- 33
Denver -- 40
Cincinnati -- 43
Minnesota -- 45
Ray Rice. Adrian Peterson. Greg Hardy. Ray McDonald.
The past few weeks have been a disaster for the image of the National Football League and for the credibility of commissioner Roger Goodell.
Each day seems to bring more news of a player - or an owner - in trouble with the law. News off the field has far overshadowed what is going on between the white lines.
The Cowboys were criticized by many for their decision to bring back defensive tackle Josh Brent, who was involved in a one-car wreck that killed his teammate Jerry Brown in December 2012. Brent is suspended for the first 10 games of the 2014 season.
No team is immune. And if you need proof, USA Today has an NFL player arrest database.
The database has information going back to 2000 on brushes with the law involving NFL players.
Fourteen current or former Cowboys players are listed in the database, which makes the team one of the more law-abiding franchises in the league, if the number of incidents is the only measuring stick.
Here's the rundown for all 32 NFL teams.
Houston -- 11
Arizona -- 12; St. Louis -- 12
Dallas -- 14; NY Giants -- 14; Philadelphia -- 14
New England -- 15; NY Jets -- 15
Detroit -- 17; Green Bay -- 17
Atlanta -- 18; Buffalo -- 18
Carolina -- 19; San Fransisco -- 19; Oakland -- 19
New Orleans -- 20; Washington -- 20
Pittsburgh -- 21
Seattle -- 22
Baltimore -- 23
Indianapolis -- 24
San Diego -- 26
Chicago -- 28; Cleveland -- 28; Miami -- 28
Kansas City -- 30
Jacksonville -- 31
Tampa Bay -- 32
Tennessee -- 33
Denver -- 40
Cincinnati -- 43
Minnesota -- 45